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National Center for Midwest Art and Design
The National Center for Midwest Art and Design (known as NCMAD) is based at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa. Founded in 2007, it is an academic institute that promotes the study of art, architecture and design in the Midwestern United States and artists, architects and designers from this part of the country. NCMAD sponsors research, publications and academic conferences on various related topics. The recent exhibition entitled "Global Currents: The John Deere Art Collection" is one of the latest projects from NCMAD. The current director is Dr. Gregory Gilbert of Knox College (Illinois), which also keeps part of its art collection at the Figge Art Museum.