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  • Krannert Art Museum exhibition | Attachment , Installation view, 2015.

    Experience KAM Art Exhibitions through U of I Library Guides

    Apr 14, 2016 2:45 pm85 views

    University of Illinois library staff at Ricker Library has created guides to recent art exhibitions at KAM. These tools will provide information on the artwork and artists featured in the museum's temporary exhibitions, including images, links to artist websites, and bibliographical suggestions for further investigation.

  • Family Walk and Talk at Krannert Art Museum | February 2016 (Photo by Makayla May)

    Student Review | Family Walk & Talk

    Mar 24, 2016 2:00 pm167 views

    Family Walk and Talk is designed to get families talking and engaging with art in the museum with the freedom of moving at their own pace. Family programs interns Aimee Schneider and Makayla May talk about the first event in February and invite families to the upcoming Family Walk & Talk on April 2.

  • The Rosann Gelvin Noel Gallery will be newly renovated space to display works of art from the permanent collection at KAM.

    Major Gifts from Local Donors Support KAM Initiative

    Jun 29, 2015 2:00 pm94 views

    Long time supporters of the arts at Illinois, Dick and Rosann Noel and Peter and Joan Hood, have made major gifts to support KAM's renovation efforts. As a result of their generosity, visitors will enjoy works of art from KAM's permanent collection in the "Rosann Gelvin Noel Gallery". In addition, hundreds of Champaign and Urbana elementary school students  and their teachers will participate in our groundbreaking education program, "Krannert Art Museum–Week at the Museum" (KAM–WAM) in the "Joan and Peter Hood Classroom". 

  • Volunteer | KAM to Offer New Class for Docents

    May 13, 2015 3:15 pm73 views

    Krannert Art Museum (KAM) volunteer docents lead tours of the museum’s permanent collection and special exhibitions to pre K­–12 student and adult groups. They receive training on art history and teaching techniques. A new training class will begin in Fall 2015 to begin giving tours in January 2016. Applications are being accepted until June 15, 2015.

  • A variety of items from the Giertz Education Center displayed as part of the first annual Danville High School International Festival

    Education | Giertz Ed Center Readies for Summer

    May 11, 2015 2:45 pm43 views

    As the academic year winds down, educators are returning items to the Giertz Education Center that they borrowed earlier this semester. We love seeing and hearing the great ways teachers use the art objects and education materials they receive from the Center. 

  • KAM-WAM students from Robeson and Thomas Paine Elementary schools sing "Everything Is Awesome!" from the LEGO' Movie on the lawn in front of Krannert Art Museum

    Education | C-U Creativity with KAM-WAM

    May 4, 2015 1:30 pm81 views

    Kamila Glowacki and Heather Harris, members of the Krannert Art Museum Education team, give a fun inside look at the latest session Krannert Art Museum—Week at the Museum (KAM—WAM) with students from Robeson Elementary School in Champaign and Thomas Paine Elementary School in Urbana.