Spencer Museum of Art

This is your portal for ways to engage with the Spencer Museum from the comfort of home. We miss seeing you in the galleries, but for now we hope this helps you feel connected to us and to art. Check back often for updates.

Events

Ledger Art Workshop: Low Brow and Ledger Art with Chris Pappan, day 1

November 23 1PM–4pm

Registration is open for a two-day workshop on ledger art with artist Chris Pappan. On day one,…

Ledger Art Workshop: Low Brow and Ledger Art with Chris Pappan, day 2

November 24 9AM–5pm

Registration is open for a two-day workshop on ledger art with artist Chris Pappan. On day two,…

Choices? - Capstone Performances by Tara Leigh Burgat

December 01 1PM–4pm

Enjoy a dance performance that examines the layers of choices that create the landscape of our…

Create

Zen Tangles

Clear your mind with these meditative designs.

Cyanotypes

Learn to make prints using chemically treated paper and sunlight.

The Spencer's Gambit

Learn about chess with this printable version featuring collection objects as pieces.

Treevial Pursuit

Test your tree knowledge with this twist on on a classic board game.

Winter Trees

Draw a tree made out of words inspired by images and memories of trees in winter.

Bird Builder

Create a new species of bird drawing inspiration from our collection.

Mindful Collage

Make a mindful collage inspired by Yeesookyung's sculpture Translated Vase.

Water Transformations

Create a river landscape inspired by artist Lisa Grossman.

Woven Worlds

Use colors to tell a story and weave with yarn.

Express Yourself

Learn about portraits and create a self-portrait of your own.

Color Our Collections

Create your own masterpiece with these coloring sheets inspired by our collection.

Virtual Backgrounds

Host your next virtual meeting from the Spencer or inside a work of art with one of these backgrounds.

Learn

Curricular Resources Database

Discover adaptable, art-based lessons for university-level classes.

K–12 Lesson Plans

Parents and kids, let us help you learn at home! Find art-based, educational activities that meet Kansas K–12 education standards.

Inquiries

Dive into our research-driven work with images, artist interviews, and essays.

Resources for Remote Teaching

A tutorial of the Spencer's digital resources for remote teaching.

Watch

AMPlify

AMPlify is a video series that cranks up connections among art, music, and poetry.

Songs for a Rickshaw Boy

At the opening of "Staging Shimomura," Kelley Hunt revived her performance from Roger Shimomura's work "Songs for a Rickshaw Boy."

Staging Shimomura

Experience excerpts from the 10 performances featured in our current exhibition Staging Shimomura.

Artist Talks

From Faith Ringgold to James Turrell, be inspired by the words and ideas of artists who have visited the Spencer.

Artists-in-Residence

Peek behind-the-scenes at the creative processes of artists who have made work in our spaces.

Shattering the Void

Discover aspects of Asian art and culture with this educational video series about objects in our collection from China, Japan, and Korea.

Listen

Art Minutes

Need an art break? Listen to these minute-long musings with KU Art History Professor David Cateforis.

Bulldog Art Tours

Be a kid again! Experience the Spencer from the perspectives of 8th-graders from Lawrence’s Southwest Middle School in these short audio stories.

Explore

3D Fourth Floor Tour

Wander our fourth-floor galleries, including permanent collection installations and special exhibitions Audubon in the Anthropocene and Past Presence.

3D Third Floor Tour

Take a virtual walkthrough of our major exhibition Healing, Knowing, Seeing the Body.

Search the Collection

Find your next favorite work of art by browsing the more than 45,000 objects in our collection.

Virtual Exhibitions

Explore interactive content related to current exhibitions and exhibitions hosted exclusively online.

Campus Sculpture Tour

If you’re in Lawrence, enjoy some fresh air while experiencing art outdoors on the KU campus.

Collection Tours

Explore different areas of our collection with these short, thematic tours.

Spencer Projects

Spencer Projects is a series of popup displays of art from our collection. Each link provides a display’s checklist so audiences can further contemplate the featured art and artists.