Krannert Art Museum

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

We are open today from 9 am to 5 pm.

Krannert Art Museum (KAM) promotes a vibrant exchange of ideas in the visual arts. The museum’s rich permanent collection contains more than 10,000 works of art dating from the fourth millennium BCE to the present, representing a broad range of cultures and varied modes of artistic expression.

Located at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, KAM is the second largest general fine arts museum in Illinois.

Current Exhibitions

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Provenance: A Forensic History of Art, installation at Krannert Art Museum, 2017.
  1. May 13, 2017 to Jun 2, 2018
Provenance: A Forensic History of Art
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Allan deSouza, Borough Boogie Woogie, 2016. Digital print on Hahnemuhle paper. 24 x 36 in. © Allan deSouza
  1. Jan 25, 2018 to Jul 14, 2018
Allan deSouza: Through the Black Country...
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Video still from And Yet My Mask is Powerful by Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme
  1. Jan 25, 2018 to Jul 14, 2018
Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme: And Yet My Mask Is Powerful

Events

Time / Image, installation at Krannert Art Museum, 2016.
Reception Apr 24, 5:30 pm
Exhibition Preview Workshop for Faculty
Cookies and Cold Brew Event image
Apr 26, 7 pm
Night at the Museum: Cookies and Cold Brew
Yoga at Krannert Art Museum
Apr 27, 12 noon
Yoga at the Museum
The Fall 2016 Lecture and Luncheon speakers were faculty from the School of Art and Design, (from left) Emmy Lingsheit and Lauretta Hogin, and (far right) Patrick Earl Hammie.
Talk May 4, 12 noon
2018 Spring Luncheon and Lecture: Siebel Center for Design
School of Art + Design Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition, installation at Krannert Art Museum, 2017.
Reception May 5, 5 pm
Opening Reception: 2018 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition
Lara Semetko, Looking Back & Moving Forward: A Jazz Recital at Krannert Art Museum
Performance May 14, 3 pm
Looking Back and Moving Forward: A Jazz Recital

Collection Highlights

Blue-and-white globular dragon vase (Tianqiuping), early 15th century. From the Krannert Art Museum collection
China, Blue and White Globular Dragon Vase (Tianguiping), Ming Dynasty, Ming Dynasty
Rotimi Fani-Kayodé (Nigerian-British, 1955–1989), Dan Mask, 1989. Silver gelatin print, hand-printed, edition 3/10. Art Acquisitions Fund 2012-7-1
Rotimi Fani-Kayodé, Dan Mask, 1989
Detail of mantle with hummingbird design, ca. 100 BCE. Peru, Nasca. Cotton, alpaca wool. Gift of Fred Olsen and the Art Acquisition Fund 1967-29-56
Peru, Nasca, Peruvian Burial Mantle, ca. 100 BCE
Ilya Iosifovich Kobakov. Woman as Fountain: Courtyard Sculpture Project, 1998. Etching. Sheldon Good Family Charitable Foundation 2000-9-1
Ilya Iosifovich Kabakov, Woman as Fountain: Courtyard Sculpture Project, 1998
Barbara Kruger. Untitled (You Rule by Pathetic Display), 1982. Photo offset lithograph, serigraph. 73 x 49 inches. Art Acquisition Fund 1986-36-1.
Barbara Kruger, Untitled (You Rule by Pathetic Display), 1982
Andy Warhol. Marilyn, 1971. Silkscreen. Museum purchase through the John Needles Chester Fund 1983-8-1
Andy Warhol, Marilyn, 1971
Charles Burchfield. The Four Seasons, 1949–1960. Watercolor. Festival of Arts Purchase Fund 1961-2-1
Charles Burchfield, The Four Seasons, 1949–1960
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, (Albi, France, 1864–1901, Langon, France), Napoléon, 1895. The William Sparling Kinkead Collection of Toulouse-Lautrec Art 1984-44-6
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Napoléon, 1895
Krishna Leaves Radha. India, Guler-Kangra (18th century). Opaque color on paper. 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. Gift of George P. Bickford 1970-10-5
India, Guler-Kangra, Krishna Leaves Radha, 18th Century
David Park, Standing Couple, 1958. Oil on canvas. Festival of Arts Purchase Fund 1961-11-1
David Park, Standing Couple, 1958