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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!
$2 Million Challenge Grant Completed
$2 Million Challenge Grant Completed
The Spencer Museum of Art has completed a $2 million challenge grant for our Arts Research Integration (ARI) initiative bringing total fundraising to endow and fund this visionary program to $5 million.
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Upcoming Museum Closure
The Spencer Museum of Art galleries will be closed for required electrical upgrades Saturday, September 13 – Sunday, September 14. Thank you for your patience as we wrap up our building improvements.
Iⁿ’zhúje’waxóbe: Return of the Sacred Red Rock
This exhibition tells the story of the rematriation of Iⁿ‘zhúje‘waxóbe, or the Sacred Red Rock, from the City of Lawrence, Kansas, to Kaw Nation through artwork created by local artists and Kaw tribal citizens.
My Mother's Tongue Ties Me Together
The Spencer Museum of Art is honored to host the Charlotte Street Visual Artist Awards exhibition for the first time featuring the selected artists for 2025: Noelle Choy, Hùng Lê, and Merry Sun. All three artists explore themes of cultural mythmaking, memory, and migration through a range of media.
Soundings: Making Culture at Sea
This new exhibition explores how visual representations of oceans from different times and places across history have helped humans articulate questions and concerns that are political, cultural, and environmental.
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