Giant bronze bison to make brief stop in Iowa City on their way to the National Mall

A trio of larger-than-life bronze bison sculptures traveling across the U.S. will make their only Iowa stop this weekend.

The sculptures, commissioned by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, are part of a year-long effort celebrating American bison and the upcoming 250th anniversary of the U.S. Designed by Colorado natural history artist Gary Staab, the three statues are traveling from Colorado to the nation’s capital as part of what organizers are calling “The Great American Bison Road Trip.”

Their Iowa stop is scheduled for March 15 at the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History in Iowa City…

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