Krannert Art Museum (KAM) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is the second-largest general fine arts museum in the state of Illinois.&nbsp;KAM’s collection contains more than 11,000 works of art from around the globe, spanning six millenia, from 4,000 BCE to the present, and nine collection galleries, including our ongoing installation of modern and contemporary art.&nbsp;During the 2024 season, Krannert Art Museum is undergoing construction to enhance the accessibility and sustainability of our facilities. As a result, some galleries will be closed. All main floor collection galleries in the original building will be open.&nbsp;Our 2024 special exhibition opens February 1: Artist and educator Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? at Krannert Art Museum is her first solo museum presentation.For more information and a full calendar of events, please visit the museum website. KAM is open five days per week, and admission is always free. Free group tours are available by request.&nbsp;&nbsp;• Spring 2024 Opening Night Reception, Feb 1, 5-8 pm&nbsp;Image: Art Since 1948, installation at Krannert Art Museum, 2023. Photo by Julia Nucci Kelly

Lower Level, AuditoriumA keen observer of culture and specialist in contemporary art, aesthetics, and architecture, curator and art critic Paul Ardenne&nbsp;considers individual&nbsp;and social life in a post-modern world.Join us to hear from French art critic Paul Ardenne as part of the Art + Design Visitors Series.This marquee series of the Visitors Program is designed to showcase notable national and international artists, designers, and scholars whose work or point of view is engaging and topical.&nbsp;<h3><a href="https://paulardenne.wordpress.com/">Paul Ardenne’s&nbsp;website</a></h3>&nbsp;

Paul Ardenne: Art + Design Visitors Series Lecture

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