Exhibits

Sewn in Memory: AIDS Quilt Panels from Central Illinois, at the Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early 1990s for the AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment.

In Search of Lost Time: The study of Earth history and chronology from the 18th to the 21st century — RBML's Spring Exhibition in collaboration with the Department of Geology, on view from 1/24 - 6/22, 2022. This exhibit explores concepts of time, chronology, and history that form the lens through which Earth scientists view, understand, and interpret a dynamic planet.

Join us at the Rare Book & Manuscript Library on Saturday, April 2nd from 1-3pm for a hands-on workshop all about medieval manuscripts! Pre-registration is required.

hog ranch, hogwash, or putting lipstick on a pig, is an immersive dance experience devised and performed by Kayt MacMaster at Krannert Art Museum. Inspired by the lives and legends of cowgirls and showgirls on the American frontier, this work explores unbelievable exaggeration, solo travel, and self-legendizing as feminist acts of resistance.

Celebrate Opening Night of the School of Art + Design Master of Fine Arts Exhibition. Join us for the presentation of diverse bodies of work created by MFA graduates in studio art and design disciplines in the School of Art + Design. This event is free and open to the public. Reception follows in the Link Gallery on the Main Level

Speak Café stands for Song, Poetry, Expression, Art, and Knowledge. It is an open-mic public performance space at Krannert Art Museum organized and moderated by Shaya Robinson.  Speak Café is creative space to share your craft, express thoughts, recite poetry, rap, or even show artwork. Bring friends to the former café space in the KAM lobby to listen or to share your a

All are invited to this in-person lecture by School of Art + Design alumna and Professor Emerita Bea Nettles, recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award.

Join us for a Sudden Sound Concert by the ensemble Kuroshio (Jason Finkleman, Joy Yang, Saori Kataoka, and Kavi Naidu) Kuroshio is the continuous flow of creative spirit expressed by an ever-evolving ensemble of improvising artists of Asian descent who explore and contemplate diasporic histories through multilayered channels of sound and performance.

Three experts from across campus will each discuss their work related to food insecurity and respond to questions from attendees.

Bodies in Crisis draws from our extensive collection of Ancient Mediterranean artifacts and modern reproductions. This new, temporary exhibit explores how ancient cultures navigated bodily crises through art. By representing the human body at important moments of change, ancient peoples investigated, remembered, mourned, celebrated, and protected themselves from harm.

Join us for Art Talk Thursday, a 30-minute gallery talk that brings you the opportunity to learn about art at Krannert Art Museum in a social, relaxed atmosphere. This month’s event will feature a short tour of Sacred/Supernatural: Religion, Myth, and Magic in European Prints, 1450-1900 led by Maureen Warren, Curator of European and American Art.

Bodies in Crisis draws from our extensive collection of Ancient Mediterranean artifacts and modern reproductions. This new, temporary exhibit explores how ancient cultures navigated bodily crises through art. By representing the human body at important moments of change, ancient peoples investigated, remembered, mourned, celebrated, and protected themselves from harm.

Bodies in Crisis draws from our extensive collection of Ancient Mediterranean artifacts and modern reproductions. This new, temporary exhibit explores how ancient cultures navigated bodily crises through art. By representing the human body at important moments of change, ancient peoples investigated, remembered, mourned, celebrated, and protected themselves from harm.

Bodies in Crisis draws from our extensive collection of Ancient Mediterranean artifacts and modern reproductions. This new, temporary exhibit explores how ancient cultures navigated bodily crises through art. By representing the human body at important moments of change, ancient peoples investigated, remembered, mourned, celebrated, and protected themselves from harm.

Bodies in Crisis draws from our extensive collection of Ancient Mediterranean artifacts and modern reproductions. This new, temporary exhibit explores how ancient cultures navigated bodily crises through art. By representing the human body at important moments of change, ancient peoples investigated, remembered, mourned, celebrated, and protected themselves from harm.

Come explore Blues Dance and African American vernacular dance as it evolved and is practiced today in our local community.

Bodies in Crisis draws from our extensive collection of Ancient Mediterranean artifacts and modern reproductions. This new, temporary exhibit explores how ancient cultures navigated bodily crises through art. By representing the human body at important moments of change, ancient peoples investigated, remembered, mourned, celebrated, and protected themselves from harm.

Former RBML visiting scholars Claire Bowditch and Elaine Hobby (Loughborough University, UK) will discuss how their fellowships at the RBML informed and shaped their research of Aphra Behn, one of the first English women to earn her living by her writing. The RBML holds 79 early editions of Behn’s works, making it one of the largest collections in the country!

Come explore Blues Dance and African American vernacular dance as it evolved and is practiced today in our local community.

Bodies in Crisis draws from our extensive collection of Ancient Mediterranean artifacts and modern reproductions. This new, temporary exhibit explores how ancient cultures navigated bodily crises through art. By representing the human body at important moments of change, ancient peoples investigated, remembered, mourned, celebrated, and protected themselves from harm.

Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, will present the iSchool's Windsor Lecture.

Come explore Blues Dance and African American vernacular dance as it evolved and is practiced today in our local community.

Bodies in Crisis draws from our extensive collection of Ancient Mediterranean artifacts and modern reproductions. This new, temporary exhibit explores how ancient cultures navigated bodily crises through art. By representing the human body at important moments of change, ancient peoples investigated, remembered, mourned, celebrated, and protected themselves from harm.

Come explore Blues Dance and African American vernacular dance as it evolved and is practiced today in our local community.

Bodies in Crisis draws from our extensive collection of Ancient Mediterranean artifacts and modern reproductions. This new, temporary exhibit explores how ancient cultures navigated bodily crises through art. By representing the human body at important moments of change, ancient peoples investigated, remembered, mourned, celebrated, and protected themselves from harm.

Come explore Blues Dance and African American vernacular dance as it evolved and is practiced today in our local community.

Bodies in Crisis draws from our extensive collection of Ancient Mediterranean artifacts and modern reproductions. This new, temporary exhibit explores how ancient cultures navigated bodily crises through art. By representing the human body at important moments of change, ancient peoples investigated, remembered, mourned, celebrated, and protected themselves from harm.

Come explore Blues Dance and African American vernacular dance as it evolved and is practiced today in our local community.

Bodies in Crisis draws from our extensive collection of Ancient Mediterranean artifacts and modern reproductions. This new, temporary exhibit explores how ancient cultures navigated bodily crises through art. By representing the human body at important moments of change, ancient peoples investigated, remembered, mourned, celebrated, and protected themselves from harm.

Come explore Blues Dance and African American vernacular dance as it evolved and is practiced today in our local community.

Bodies in Crisis draws from our extensive collection of Ancient Mediterranean artifacts and modern reproductions. This new, temporary exhibit explores how ancient cultures navigated bodily crises through art. By representing the human body at important moments of change, ancient peoples investigated, remembered, mourned, celebrated, and protected themselves from harm.

Representatives from the Library will provide a status update on the Archives and Special Collections Building project and speak about the transition of Undergraduate Library services.

Come explore Blues Dance and African American vernacular dance as it evolved and is practiced today in our local community.

Bodies in Crisis draws from our extensive collection of Ancient Mediterranean artifacts and modern reproductions. This new, temporary exhibit explores how ancient cultures navigated bodily crises through art. By representing the human body at important moments of change, ancient peoples investigated, remembered, mourned, celebrated, and protected themselves from harm.

Join us for this Sudden Sound concert featuring Aakash Mittal on saxophone and Lesley Mok on drums. Saxophonist Aakash Mittal and percussionist Lesley Mok create music at the intersection of improvisation, composition, sonified movement, and noise. Both artists draw inspiration from a number of cultural traditions including Hindustani raga music, Cuban rumba and Jazz

Come explore Blues Dance and African American vernacular dance as it evolved and is practiced today in our local community.

Bodies in Crisis draws from our extensive collection of Ancient Mediterranean artifacts and modern reproductions. This new, temporary exhibit explores how ancient cultures navigated bodily crises through art. By representing the human body at important moments of change, ancient peoples investigated, remembered, mourned, celebrated, and protected themselves from harm.

Come explore Blues Dance and African American vernacular dance as it evolved and is practiced today in our local community.

Bodies in Crisis draws from our extensive collection of Ancient Mediterranean artifacts and modern reproductions. This new, temporary exhibit explores how ancient cultures navigated bodily crises through art. By representing the human body at important moments of change, ancient peoples investigated, remembered, mourned, celebrated, and protected themselves from harm.