Krannert Art Museum

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

We are open today from 9 am to 5 pm.

Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion (KAM) connects people and the arts at the University of Illinois. The second-largest general fine arts museum in the state, KAM has a rich collection of fine art from across the globe, from the fourth millennium BCE to the present day.

Current Exhibitions

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Provenance: A Forensic History of Art, installation at Krannert Art Museum, 2017.
  1. May 13, 2017 to Dec 8, 2018
Provenance: A Forensic History of Art
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Wynn Bullock, Shore Line, 1966. Gelatin silver print. Museum purchase 1967-14-2. © Wynn Bullock
  1. May 26, 2018 to Oct 20, 2018
Capturing Landscape
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Ryan Young, The Colonizer's Tools, 2018. Courtesy of the artist. © Ryan Young
  1. Jul 20, 2018 to Aug 21, 2018
Ryan Young: We Define Ourselves

Events

Yoga at Krannert Art Museum
Aug 24, 11:30 am
Summer Yoga at the Museum
Krannert Art Museum, view from Gelvin Gardens, 2014.
Members Aug 30, 5 pm
KAM Opening Night: Private Members' Reception
Art Remastered at Krannert Art Museum, 2017. Photo by Veronica Mullen.
Reception Aug 30, 7 pm
KAM Fest Opening Night Celebration
Yoga at Krannert Art Museum
Aug 31, 11:30 am
Summer Yoga at the Museum
John Jennings, Speak Café Project, 2011. Courtesy of the artist.
Sep 6, 7 pm
SPEAK Cafe
Erica Gressman, Wall of Skin, performance at New College of Florida, Sarasota, February 8, 2013. Photo by Nancy Nassif.
Performance Sep 13, 7:30 pm
Erica Gressman: Limbs

Collection Highlights

Blue-and-white globular dragon vase (Tianqiuping), Qing Dynasty, Jiaqing (1796–1820) or Daiguang (1820–1850) period. From the Krannert Art Museum collection
China, Blue and White Globular Dragon Vase (Tianguiping), Qing Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, Jiaqing (1796–1820) or Daiguang (1820–1850) period
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