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We are a museum at the University of Kansas with two floors of galleries and a collection that represents different types of art from around the world. Admission is free for everyone!

Featured Exhibition

An African American female mannequin stands with outstretched arms wearing a purple and blue dress with a large skirt and a white maid’s apron

Bold Women

Open through July 6

This expansive exhibition explores the ways that women have pushed the boundaries of art and society across generations and geographies.

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Happening at the museum

A woman paints a large white canvas with black ink

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An adult stands inside a six-sided sculpture with an opening that rests on the ground of an industrial space

Now on view: Empty Chrysalises

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Events

April 4
Activity
Open Friday
10:00AM–4:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Goddard Study Center
April 4
Activity
Chinese Ink Painting with Hong Chun Zhang
2:00–3:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Perkins Central Court
April 8
Activity
Textile Tuesday: Women Artists
1:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Lee Study Center
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Amitābha (阿弥陀仏 Amida butsu; 阿弥陀如来 Amida nyorai)
Amitābha (阿弥陀仏 Amida butsu; 阿弥陀如来 Amida nyorai)
circa 1400s, Muromachi period (1338–1573)
Guido Reni (1575–1642), Portrait of a Lady as a Sibyl
Guido Reni (1575–1642)
Portrait of a Lady as a Sibyl
circa 1640
Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985), Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma
Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985)
Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma
1936
Elaine Reichek (born 1943), Sampler (Blade Runner)
Elaine Reichek (born 1943)
Sampler (Blade Runner)
2001
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