The Grout Museum District provides understanding of the world through history and science.
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Thank you for telling us what it was like for the Native Americans and Pioneers.
— Riley P. - 3rd Grade Museum School
Voices of Iowa: Pearl Harbor Documentary
Members Only Night at the Museum
Every Chapter Counts Film Festival
World's Greatest Spring Break for Kids 2026
The Grout Museum of History & Science was founded by Henry Whittemore Grout, a prominent Waterloo resident, financier and state legislator who loved to travel and collect reminders of the places he visited, sharing these finds with children in the community. By the time of his death, Grout had collected over 2,000 objects. His will established an endowment and named trustees to care for his collection, which was displayed for many years at the local YMCA.
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