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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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Print with a spiral form in the center that goes from blue to purple, pink, red, and orange, overlaid with a repeating pattern of red circles on a purple-and-white background

Brush, Block, and Blood

This exhibition traces over a century of innovation through the work of three generations of women from the celebrated Yoshida family: Fujio, Chizuko, and Ayomi.

Image of a woman sitting at a table painting overlaid on top of an image of rippling water

The River of Time

International artist-in-residence Ayomi Yoshida created this site-specific video work to accompany our spring exhibitions.

Sliced forms of clay stacked and curling upward on one side, forming an undulating edge

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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Events

May 14
Talk
5:30–6:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Brosseau Learning Center
May 15
Activity
10:00AM–4:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Goddard Study Center
May 21
Talk
6:00–7:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Reception Room

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Browse art highlights

Jerry Norman Uelsmann (1934–2022)
1967
Richard Emile Miller (1875–1943)
circa 1910
Franz Marc (1880–1916)
1913

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