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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!

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Now Hiring

Learn more and apply now for 2026-27 graduate intern positions, as well as the Curator for Research.

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Form & Flux

This new installation in our Lee Study Center features contemporary Asian ceramics that blend centuries-old traditions with innovative artistic expression.

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Friends of the Art Museum empower the Spencer to fuel creativity, dialogue, and discovery through exhibitions and events that are free and open to all.

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Events

February 12
Talk
4:00–5:00PM
Watson Library, 1425 Jayhawk Blvd
February 13
Activity
10:00AM–4:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Goddard Study Center
February 15
Talk
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Michaelis Gallery

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Browse art highlights

Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528)
1513
unrecorded Acoma artist
jar
late 1800s–1910
1200–1300s, Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353)
Orazio Fontana (circa 1510–1571)
mid 1500s

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