Krannert Art Museum

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Krannert Art Museum is temporarily closed to the public.

Krannert Art Museum (KAM) serves the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the communities of East Central Illinois. All are welcome to enjoy KAM's rich collection of fine art from across the globe, vibrant exhibitions, and engaging programs.

Exhibitions

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gallery view of entry wall of Art Since 1948 with text and a row of paintings from the museum's modern and contemporary collection. Wall angles toward the viewer to guide their eye down the line of paintings to the next gallery beyond.
  1. Aug 29, 2019 to Dec 23, 2020
Art Since 1948
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Illuminated inflatable sculpture inside the temple-like structure of the Kinkead Pavilion entrance of Krannert Art Museum. Sculpture by Nancy Davidson is conical with the point down, constructed of inflated orbs. A large braid cascades down the side.
  1. Jan 30, 2020 to Jan 23, 2021
Hive
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People in a white-walled art gallery viewing an installation of drawings on paper installed on the left wall and two works of video art on the front and right walls.
  1. Apr 18, 2020 to Apr 30, 2020
2020 School of Art + Design Master of Fine Arts Exhibition
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Photo of a gallery with white walls and colorful artwork, including paintings, posters, and sculpture, with a sign suspended in the middle of the gallery that reads "2019 BFA Exhibition, School of Art + Design"
  1. May 9, 2020 to May 17, 2020
2020 School of Art + Design Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition
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Bea Nettles, The Skirted Garden, 1969. Gift of the artist. 2017-20-2.
  1. Aug 27, 2020 to Nov 28, 2020
Bea Nettles: Harvest of Memory
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Florence Kent, Jewish Refugees, 1935–1943. Lithograph. Allocated by the US Government, Commissioned through the New Deal art projects, 1943-4-210.
  1. Sep 14, 2020 to Nov 14, 2020
Pressing Issues: Printmaking as Social Justice in 1930s United States

Events

Yoga at Krannert Art Museum
Apr 3, 12 pm
Yoga at KAM: Virtual Edition
Yoga at Krannert Art Museum
Apr 10, 12 pm
Yoga at KAM: Virtual Edition
This is a dual image, two images combined into a single header. On the left is a series of books titled Migration Stories, each with a different color type. At right, a group of students talking with the artists during a public program about migration.
Apr 15, 6:30 pm – 8 pm
(Postponed) Mark Menjivar: Migration Stories
Yoga at Krannert Art Museum
Apr 17, 12 pm
Yoga at KAM: Virtual Edition
Yoga at Krannert Art Museum
Apr 24, 12 pm
Yoga at KAM: Virtual Edition
Yoga at Krannert Art Museum
May 1, 12 pm
Yoga at KAM: Virtual Edition

Stories

Photo of the temple entrance to Krannert Art Museum at sunset. Two illuminated inflatable sculptures fill the space inside the glass-enclosed entrance to the museum.
Ancient and Modern Intersect in Hive Exhibition
Woman in the foreground with long, black hair, a black/white speckled sweater with a collared shirt underneath. She is smiling and has Asian feature and skin tone. She stands in a hallway with eight modern paintings and photographs on the walls.
Students at KAM: Education and Outreach with Sylvia Yang
Krannert Art Museum facade at night
COVID-19 Information and Resources
Krannert Art Museum Temporarily Closes to Public
Printable art activity. On the left is a painting of Wall Street in New York in Winter, and below it is a photograph of the city, inspiring kids to think about the way paintings show the world.On the left is a grid of paintings asking what season is this?
Art for Kids: Landscapes and Seasons
line drawing of paintings and sculptures with Krannert Art Museum in all caps. The drawing is black lines on white paper, designed to be colored in by the user.
Collection Coloring Page #1

Collection Highlights

Kozangrodek III by Frank Stella is a large relief collage that is taller than an average man and about as wide. It contains panels of vibrantly colored, smooth material that stand out at angles from each other, forming an abstract citiscape.
Frank Stella, Kozangrodek III, 1973
Unknown artist (Active in Edgefield, South Carolina). Face Jug, ca. 1850–1865. Alkaline-glazed stoneware. Museum purchase through the Theresa E. and Harlan E. Moore Charitable Trust Fund 2018-15-1
Unknown artist (active in Edgefield, South Carolina), Face Jug, ca. 1850–1865
Mark Rothko, No. 13, 1949. Oil, canvas. Gift of Walter Bareiss 1955-16-1
Mark Rothko, No. 13, 1949
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
Charles Burchfield. The Four Seasons, 1949–1960. Watercolor. Festival of Arts Purchase Fund 1961-2-1
Charles Burchfield, The Four Seasons, 1949–1960
Ban Chiang Vessel, 4000 - 3000 BCE. Ceramic. Class of 1908 Fund 1979-9-1
Ban Chiang Vessel, 4th – 3rd millennium BCE
Attic black-figure kylix, ca. 530 BCE. Earthenware, slip. Gift of Theresa E. and Harlan E. Moore, 1970-8-1
Follower of Exekias (Greece, active ca. 550–525 BCE), Attic black-figure kylix, ca. 530 BCE
Winslow Homer, Cerney-La-Ville-French Farm, 1867. Oil on panel. Gift of Merle J. and Emily N. Trees 1940-1-3
Winslow Homer, Cerney-la-Ville–French Farm, 1867
Ceremonial drum, ca. 100 BCE, Peru, Nasca. Terracotta, polychrome slip. Gift of Fred Olsen and the Art Acquisition Fund 1967-29-110
Nasca, Peru, Ceremonial Drum, ca. 100 BCE
Attributed to Areogun of Osi Ilorin, Bowl for Divination Implements (Opon Igede Ifa), early 20th century. Wood. Gift of Richard J. Faletti Family Collection 2001-16-24/a
Attributed to Areogun of Osi Ilorin, Bowl for Divination Implements (Opon Igede Ifa), 20th Century