| Spencer
Museum of Art
University of Kansas
1301 Mississippi Street
Lawrence, Kansas 66045
(785) 864-4710
Free Tuesday
- Saturday 10AM - 5PM
Sunday 12 - 5PM, Thursday extended to
9PM |
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The Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art 's seven
galleries display selections from the University of Kansas permanent collection
of more than 25,000 works of art. Special exhibitions are displayed in
four additional galleries. During the school year, the Spencer Museum of
Art offers workshops and art lectures almost every day of the week.
Thursday is the busiest day at the Spencer Museum of Art.
The galleries are open until 9PM, and a changing schedule of films, musical
performances, and lectures are offered at 7. Over lunch during the academic
year, from 12:15–12:45, enjoy a brief, focused discussion of an exhibition
or work of art.
I like the Spencer Museum of Art, but don't always agree
with the decisions that have been made about how to exhibit the art. Several
"innovative" exhibition techniques are being tried, with various levels
of success.
17th Century Europe Gallery
Alpha-Omega: Water Tower #5 by Richard W. Mawdsley
Each of the artifacts in this display is arranged with a question intended
to interest and prepare visitors for more
active display.
Persian Wall by Dale Chihuly is mounted high on a wall with
poor lighting where it is difficult to view.
20/21 Gallery
Violet Persian Set with Red Lip Wraps by Dale Chihuly is better
lighted, but visitors have
to go find a notebook and look up the work to even find out who created
the work.
Works by two famous regional artists.
Top: sketch for Tragic Prelude by John Steuart Curry.
Bottom: The Ballad of the Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley by
Thomas Hart Benton.
Faberge and 19th Century European Jewelry.
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