Events Calendar
Events are free and take place in a variety of locations and formats. The Museum is committed to accessibility for all visitors. Our efforts are ongoing. To request an accommodation for an upcoming event, please contact the Museum in advance at spencerart@ku.edu or 785.864.4710.
May 07
Talk
CONVERSATION 2: ART FROM AFRICA AND THE AFRICAN DIASPORA
5:30PM
– 6:30PM
Lawrence Public Library, Auditorium, 707 Vermont St, Lawrence, KS 66044
Join Curators Susan Earle and Kate Meyer and Collection Manager Angela Watts to learn about art from Africa and the African diaspora in the Spencer’s collection. Q&A follows the presentation. This is the second in a series of public conversations about the Museum’s collection, exhibitions, and programs.
Sponsored By: Lawrence Public Library, Spencer Museum of Art
May 09
Performance
Q&A WITH JOHN BROWN
6:30PM
– 7:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art
Local John Brown impersonator Kerry Altenbernd visits the Spencer Museum on John Brown’s birthday to answer questions about the abolitionist’s time in Kansas, including events featured in the exhibition “Jacob Lawrence and the Legend of John Brown.”
May 10
Activity
OPEN FRIDAYS
10AM
– 4PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 305 Goddard Study Center
Your art wish is our command. Visit the Goddard Study Center on Fridays to request works of art on paper not currently on view or share your interests and let our staff select works for you. You can also drop in to enjoy works requested by other visitors. The Goddard Study Center is open to all during gallery hours with a break from 12-1PM.
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
May 11
Activity
MONARCH WATCH SPRING OPEN HOUSE9AM – 2PM
Join us for a butterfly art activity at the Monarch Watch open house and plant fundraiser. This free, family friendly event includes tours of gardens, games, activities, face painting, monarch butterflies, and thousands of butterfly plants to purchase for your own garden. Monarch Waystation #1 is located on KU's West Campus and maintained by the Douglas County Master Gardeners.
May 14
Activity
TEXTILE TUESDAYS
1PM
– 3PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 409 Lee Study Center
Drop by the Lee Study Center on the second Tuesday of the month to experience different textiles from our collection. In May, celebrate spring flowers with 17th- and 18th-century French textiles. Come back to see different rotations each month.
May 18
Activity
ART CART JACOB LAWRENCE IN SHAPES AND COLORS
1PM
– 4PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 404 Marshall Balcony
Celebrate International Museum Day with the Spencer! Take inspiration from works of Jacob Lawrence and create your own collage. This drop-in activity station rolls into the galleries each month for children and grown-ups to create hands-on art projects together, taking inspiration from original art on view.
May 19
Talk
SLOW ART SUNDAY ZEN TEMPLE OF TECHNO
2PM
– 3PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi St
Spend time getting to know one great work of art through relaxed contemplation and guided conversation. This month, slow down with Du Kun's “Zen Temple of Techno.”
Sponsored By: Spencer Museum of Art
May 23
Talk
SENIOR SESSION A GOTHIC MARVEL
10:15AM
– 11AM
Spencer Museum of Art, 409 Lee Study Center
Experience the splendor of the Spencer's iconic "Tympanum with the Lamentation (Pieta)." Graduate intern and art history doctoral candidate Sarah Dyer explores the history, original location, function, and style of this impressive portal sculpture once placed over the entrance of a Late Gothic Spanish church. Senior Sessions are designed with accommodations for older adults but open to all.
May 24
Activity
OPEN FRIDAYS
10AM
– 4PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 305 Goddard Study Center
Your art wish is our command. Visit the Goddard Study Center on Fridays to request works of art on paper not currently on view or share your interests and let our staff select works for you. You can also drop in to enjoy works requested by other visitors. The Goddard Study Center is open to all during gallery hours with a break from 12-1PM.
June 13
Talk
SENIOR SESSION JACOB LAWRENCE AND JOHN BROWN
10:15AM
– 11AM
Spencer Museum of Art, Marshall Balcony, 404
Curator Kate Meyer leads a tour of the exhibition "Jacob Lawrence and the Legend of John Brown," discussing the artist and his series of prints as well as John Brown and his ties to Kansas. Senior Sessions are designed with accommodations for older adults but open to all.
June 14
Activity
OPEN FRIDAYS
10AM
– 4PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 305 Goddard Study Center
Your art wish is our command. Visit the Goddard Study Center on Fridays to request works of art on paper not currently on view or share your interests and let our staff select works for you. You can also drop in to enjoy works requested by other visitors. The Goddard Study Center is open to all during gallery hours with a break from 12-1PM.
June 15
Activity
ART CART ART CART 37488
1PM
– 4PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 404 Marshall Balcony
This drop-in activity station rolls into the galleries each month for children and grown-ups to create hands-on art projects together, taking inspiration from original art on view.
June 28
Activity
OPEN FRIDAYS
10AM
– 4PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 305 Goddard Study Center
Your art wish is our command. Visit the Goddard Study Center on Fridays to request works of art on paper not currently on view or share your interests and let our staff select works for you. You can also drop in to enjoy works requested by other visitors. The Goddard Study Center is open to all during gallery hours with a break from 12-1PM.
July 09
SUMMER INSTITUTE DAY 112AM – 12AM
July 10
SUMMER INSTITUTE DAY 212AM – 12AM
July 12
Activity
OPEN FRIDAYS
10AM
– 4PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 305 Goddard Study Center
Your art wish is our command. Visit the Goddard Study Center on Fridays to request works of art on paper not currently on view or share your interests and let our staff select works for you. You can also drop in to enjoy works requested by other visitors. The Goddard Study Center is open to all during gallery hours with a break from 12-1PM.
July 20
Activity
ART CART ART CART 37489
1PM
– 4PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 404 Marshall Balcony
This drop-in activity station rolls into the galleries each month for children and grown-ups to create hands-on art projects together, taking inspiration from original art on view.
July 26
Activity
OPEN FRIDAYS
10AM
– 4PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 305 Goddard Study Center
Your art wish is our command. Visit the Goddard Study Center on Fridays to request works of art on paper not currently on view or share your interests and let our staff select works for you. You can also drop in to enjoy works requested by other visitors. The Goddard Study Center is open to all during gallery hours with a break from 12-1PM.
August 09
Activity
OPEN FRIDAYS
10AM
– 4PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 305 Goddard Study Center
Your art wish is our command. Visit the Goddard Study Center on Fridays to request works of art on paper not currently on view or share your interests and let our staff select works for you. You can also drop in to enjoy works requested by other visitors. The Goddard Study Center is open to all during gallery hours with a break from 12-1PM.
August 17
Activity
ART CART ART CART 37490
1PM
– 4PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 404 Marshall Balcony
This drop-in activity station rolls into the galleries each month for children and grown-ups to create hands-on art projects together, taking inspiration from original art on view.
August 23
Activity
OPEN FRIDAYS
10AM
– 4PM
Spencer Museum of Art, 305 Goddard Study Center
Your art wish is our command. Visit the Goddard Study Center on Fridays to request works of art on paper not currently on view or share your interests and let our staff select works for you. You can also drop in to enjoy works requested by other visitors. The Goddard Study Center is open to all during gallery hours with a break from 12-1PM.