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Now Open: KU Common Book Installation
This installation in our Brosseau Learning Center features art from the collection selected by Spencer staff members accompanied by reviews in the style of John Green's "The Anthropocene Reviewed."
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Learn more and apply now for 2026-27 Global Indigenous Art and Lifeways Internship, as well as the Curator for Research position.
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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![Maurice Busset (1879–1936), Monoplan M.S attaquant un LVG [Monoplane Morane-Saulnier (M.S.) attacking a Luftverkehrsgesellschaft (LVG)]](https://sma-search-api.ku.edu/ea4208842c08996bda056e641cd793b4b74066379b42086fda0a837d677233f8/2009.0124.11.jpg)
