Up Close: Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU

Event date, time, and location

November 12, 2017
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Perkins Central Court

Event description

Delve into this exhibition celebrating our collection’s centennial with Curator and Director of Academic Programs Celka Straughn as your guide. Discover the collecting motivations of visionary philanthropist Sallie Casey Thayer and learn how her ideas continue to inform teaching, learning, and research at the Museum today. Up Close gallery talks reveal the personal stories behind exhibitions

Co-sponsor: Spencer Museum of Art