Join us to celebrate Opening Night and get a first look at KAM's newest art exhibitions
Private Members' Preview and Reception
The evening begins with a private preview and catered reception for museum members at 5 pm. To attend, please RSVP for this event by calling 217 244 0516 or email KAM by Friday, August 25.
Public Opening Reception
Exhibitions will open to the public at 6 pm with a welcome by Allyson Purpura, senior curator and curator of Global African Arts, and Prita Meier, assistant professor of Art History at New York University, curators of World on the Horizon: Swahili Arts Across the Indian Ocean.
Exhibitions opening:
World on the Horizon: Swahili Art Across the Indian Ocean
East Gallery
Propositions on Revolution (Slogans for a Future)
West Gallery, Gelvin Noel Annex and Light Court
Coveting Nature: Art, Collecting, and Natural History in Early Modern Europe
Contemporary Gallery
School of Art + Design Faculty Exhibition
Gelvin Noel Gallery
Provenance: A Forensic History of Art
Kinkead Gallery
The reception will be catered by Michaels' Catering and hosted by Krannert Art Museum Council. All galleries will remain open until 9 pm.
