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  • KAM facade | Gallery renovation nearing completion, August 2016

    KAM to Reopen Select Galleries August 22

    Aug 10, 2016 9:45 am257 views

    Krannert Art Museum will reopen several permanent galleries August 22 and a new temporary art exhibition Borderland Collective: Northern Triangle on August 26, 2016 after the museum's summer-long closure for gallery renovations. The museum will open all renovated galleries and three new temporary exhibitions with a Grand Opening celebration in November 2016.

  • Luca Bonetti and Beth Nunan work to conserve Frank Stella's "Kosangrodek III" in the East Gallery at Krannert Art Museum (June 2015)

    Conservation | "Kozangrodek III" (1973) by Frank Stella

    Sep 9, 2015 9:30 am291 views

    This summer, Krannert Art Museum partnered with conservators Luca Bonetti and Beth Nunan to conserve the museum's large sculptural collage by American artist Frank Stella. Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Amy L. Powell, outlines the work completed and briefly discusses Stella's career.

  • Lorado Taft: The Sculptor's Legacy

    Nov 14, 2014 11:45 am297 views

    Lorado Taft: The Sculptor’s Legacy 

    Lorado Taft is known to University of Illinois students and alumni worldwide for creating the revered Alma Mater statue.  Learn about his American art legacy in presentations from experts Robert La France, co-editor of the new book Lorado Taft: The Chicago Years, and Wayne Pitard, Director of the Spurlock Museum. 

    December 4, 2014, 4:00-5:00pm

  • Gabriele Munter, The Blue Gable, 1911. Gift of Albert L. Arenberg 1956-13-1 (Post-conservation image courtesy of Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

    Conservation | "The Blue Gable" by Gabriele Münter

    Aug 3, 2015 10:45 am298 views

    In 2015, KAM contracted with Rimer Fine Art Conservation, a firm based in Chicago, for conservation work on Gabriele Münter’s oil painting The Blue Gable (1911). Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Amy L. Powell describes the project.

  • Anne Galle Churin, a student at the cole du Louvre in Paris, spent the fall semester 2015 studying at the University of Illinois and held an Art History internship at Krannert Art Museum

    "Breaking Books": The Beauty and Dismantling of Medieval Manuscripts

    Nov 20, 2015 12:15 pm301 views

    Anne Gaëlle Churin, a student at the École du Louvre in Paris, spent the fall semester 2015 studying at the University of Illinois and held an Art History internship at Krannert Art Museum under the supervision of KAM's Curator of European and American Art Maureen Warren. In this blog post, she outlines the practice of breaking ancient and medieval manuscripts into pieces for distribution to and study at academic institutions. While on campus, Churin studied manuscripts housed at the museum and at the University of Illinois Rare Book and Manuscript Library. 

  • Nkata: An Installation by Nnenna Okore at Krannert Art Museum, Aug. 28 through Dec. 23, 2015

    Student Review | Makayla May Looks at Nkata

    Sep 17, 2015 10:00 am308 views

    A Senior majoring in Art History, Makayla May reviews the contemporary gallery exhibition Nkata: An Installation by Nnenna Okore, impressed by the installation she calls both "kinetic" and "haunting".

  • François Clouet. Portrait of Diane of France, Daughter of King Henri II, ca. 1555. Oil on panel. Gift of Merle J. and Emily N. Trees, 1941-1-1.

    Doctoral Student Research: Nancy Karrels Continues Provenance Research, Plans Exhibition at KAM

    Mar 7, 2017 4:00 pm344 views

    Doctoral student Nancy Karrels was recently selected to participate in a German-American provenance research exchange program sponsored by German government agencies. The program is international in scope and will continue her important WWII-era provenance research at Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In addition, Karrels will curate the exhibition Provenance: A Forensic History of Art in the Kinkead Gallery at KAM from May 2017 through June 2018.

  • Student Profile of Kelsie Kahl (Industrial Design, '16)

    Student Profile | Kelsie Kahl

    Oct 6, 2015 1:15 pm443 views

    Student profile of Industrial Design senior Kelsie Kahl, whose interest in design led her to explore a wide range of artwork at Krannert Art Museum. Recent travel to France also led Kelsie to a deeper connection with a painting by Camille Pissarro on view in the Bow Gallery.

  • Maureen Warren, incoming Curator of European and American Art at Krannert Art Museum (Photo by Yvonne Carns)

    KAM Welcomes Maureen Warren as Curator of European and American Art

    Aug 5, 2015 8:00 am490 views

    CHAMPAIGN, Ill., August 1, 2015 —Krannert Art Museum (KAM, http://kam.illinois.edu), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is pleased to announce that Maureen Warren will become the museum’s curator of European and American Art.

  • Documenting Dress Code Inequality

    Nov 6, 2015 2:00 pm784 views

    Riley Corboy is an undergraduate student in the first year seminar Documenting Inequality, taught by Terri Weissman. He and his classmates are creating documentary films that explore student experiences of social and economic inequality. In the KAM Blog, Riley focuses on sexism and high school dress codes. | Documenting Inequality opens at 5pm December 3 at Krannert Art Museum.

  • Architectural rendering of renovated Rosann Gelvin Noel Gallery at Krannert Art Museum, Courtesy Rice Lipka Architects

    Krannert Art Museum Renovation Plan Becomes Reality

    Apr 15, 2016 3:45 pm806 views

    NEWS RELEASE: Champaign, Ill., April 13, 2016 - Krannert Art Museum (KAM) will act on its multi-year commitment to transform galleries and other public spaces by renovating four main floor galleries this summer. As a result, the museum will close to the public after the final day of its spring semester exhibition calendar, May 15, 2016. The Rosann Gelvin Noel Gallery and Annex, the Light Court Gallery and the Asian Gallery will be renovated during the summer and early fall.

  • Amy L. Powell Joins Krannert Art Museum as Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art

    Sep 23, 2014 11:45 am1056 views

    Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is pleased to welcome Amy L. Powell as the museum’s curator of Modern and Contemporary Art.