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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

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A group of people walk a winding path through tall grass

Art outdoors

Spring is the perfect time to explore the here-ing labyrinth at the KU Field Station

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Events

April 16
Activity
International Jayhawk Festival
3:00–5:00PM
Burge Union, 1565 Irving Hill Rd
April 17
Social
Student Night at the Spencer Museum of Art
5:00–7:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art
April 18
Activity
Open Friday
10:00AM–4:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Goddard Study Center
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Roger Shimomura (born 1939), Dinner Conversation with Nancy
Roger Shimomura (born 1939)
Dinner Conversation with Nancy
1983
Louis Lozowick (1892–1973), New York (Brooklyn Bridge)
Louis Lozowick (1892–1973)
New York (Brooklyn Bridge)
1923
Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902), A Western Landscape
Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902)
A Western Landscape
late 1860s or 1870s
John Singer Sargent (1856–1925), Portrait of Mrs. Daniel Sargent Curtis
John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)
Portrait of Mrs. Daniel Sargent Curtis
1882
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