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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

Bold Women video playlist

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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

March 27
Talk
Senior Session: Bold Women
10:15–11:00AM
Spencer Museum of Art, Perkins Central Court
March 27
Activity
Zines and Za
6:00–7:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art
March 28
Activity
Open Friday: Queer Photography
10:00AM–4:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Goddard Study Center
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unrecorded Ka’igwu (Kiowa) artist, cradleboard
unrecorded Ka’igwu (Kiowa) artist
cradleboard
late 1800s–1928
Elizabeth Layton (1909–1993), Yuk
Elizabeth Layton (1909–1993)
Yuk
1981
Abraham van der Schoor (active 1643–1657), A Musical Party
Abraham van der Schoor (active 1643–1657)
A Musical Party
1657
Mimi Smith (born 1942), Steel Wool Peignoir
Mimi Smith (born 1942)
Steel Wool Peignoir
1966
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