Krannert Art Museum

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

We are open 10 am to 4 pm.

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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spiral bound page that has a grid of red markings with two circular fields, one gold and the other red and white. On each field is a rectangle.
  1. Feb 2, 2023 to Dec 22, 2023
Pattern and Process
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A graceful plum tree in full flower sits under a full moon. The sky is inky black but the moonlight makes each blossom seem to glow with inner light.
  1. Mar 2, 2023 to Dec 22, 2023
The Ink Wash Paintings of Shozo Sato
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Gallery view of a textile and sculpture installation. Along the left wall (angled to our view) is a gold and grey work of art, lit in panels along the wall's full length. In the center of the gallery is a sculpture of stacked, folded cloth.
  1. Aug 31, 2023 to Dec 2, 2023
Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt
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Ceramic vessel in the shape of a human figure with a red-faced mask atop his head.
  1. Sep 26, 2024 to Jul 5, 2025
Andean Gallery Reinstallation

Events

a person's hands hold the fiber thread that is spinning on a wooden spinning wheel
Family Jun 24, 1-3pm
KAM Knit and Sit
a diverse group of people look at art on a wall. Closest and in focus is an older woman with her partner.
Family Jun 27, 1-3 pm
Creative Aging: KAM Tour & Memory Cafe
The old, gnarled, heavily pruned trunk of a weeping plum tree sits on a golden field under a golden sky. Pink blossoms are just emerging on the few sparse branches that remain.
Family Jul 22, 2-3 pm, 3-3:30 pm
Storytime at KAM: Ink and Inspiration
A family enjoys creative time at Krannert Art Museum, 2013.
Family Aug 1, 10 am - 12 noon
Kids at Krannert: Summertime Edition

Stories

A man on the left has climbed up to remove brightly colored cloth from wires that overhang the street. He is removing decorations from a festival.
Representation and Semiotic Play: Louis Bosa's "The End of the Festival"
College woman wearing head-mounted magnifiers seated at a table with pieces of textiles speaking with an adult woman in head-mounted magnifiers and a black apron.
Behind the Scenes: Conservation of Art
Dark blue ceramic plate with a scalloped edge and incised markings where the artist has drawn pictures into the clay. Gold leaf dots the outer edge and all along the rim is bright gold.
Understanding Process: Jeffry Mitchell’s "Last Day of September"
International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) Curatorial Intern Jamillah Gabriel works with Maureen Warren, curator of European and American Art, to research prints from the 1970 School of the Art Institute portfolio for display in the Moore Galler
Fall 2023 Curatorial Internship Program: Call for Applications
Short-haired woman with dark hair and eyes and brown skin smiles as she stands in front of an abstract painting.
Diagramming Grief by Ishita Dharap
Professional headshot for a woman in her 20s
Kamila Glowacki Wins Chancellor's Staff Award for Excellence

Collection Highlights

Gabriele Münter, The Blue Gable, 1911. Oil, canvas. Gift of Albert L. Arenberg 1956-13-1
Gabriele Münter, The Blue Gable, 1911
Small brown tea bowl that could fit in a person's hand. Glaze is grey in the middle and deeper brown at edges, with silver on the rim. Surface is smooth. This bowl is around 700 years old.
Chinese artisan, Jianyao (Hare's Fur Glaze) Tea Bowl, 12th - 13th century
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
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 (Tianquiping), Qing Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, Jiaqing (1796–1820) or Daoguang (1820–1850) period
Anna Pottery (Anna, IL), Designer: Wallace Kirkpatrick, Snake Jug, c. 1880–1890. Stoneware with dark brown slip and applied, incised decoration. Gift of the Department of Ceramic Engineering at the University of Illinois, Ries Collection. 1980-5-54
Anna Pottery, Anna, Illinois, Anna Pottery: Snake Jug, ca. 1875–90
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