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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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Learn more and apply now for 2026-27 graduate intern positions, as well as Creative Services Student Assistant.

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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

January 16
Activity
10:00AM–4:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Goddard Study Center
January 21
Activity
12:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Marshall Balcony
January 23
Activity
10:00AM–4:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Goddard Study Center

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Browse art highlights

Henri Jules Jean Geoffroy (1853–1924)
1914–1918
Emmi Whitehorse (born 1957)
1999
mid 1700s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Guiduccio Palmerucci (1280–circa 1349)
circa 1340s

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