The University of Kentucky Art Museum is an encyclopedic museum that promotes the understanding and appreciation of visual art from a range of cultures and historical periods. We present significant temporary exhibitions, lectures, and educational programs throughout the year, and selections from our permanent collection of more than 4,800 works are always on view. This includes paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, and functional objects by some of the world’s most renowned artists, including Ansel Adams, Milton Avery, Romare Bearden, Alexander Calder, Albrecht Dürer, Louise Nevelson, Pablo Picasso, Robert Rauschenberg, Louis Comfort Tiffany, and Andy Warhol.
Admission is free
Open Tuesday-Thursday: 10 am-5 pm; Friday: 10 am-8pm; Saturday-Sunday: noon-5pm
Closed Mondays and University holidays.
AGOSTINO CARRACCI, “Madonna and Child with St. John”, 16th century, oil on canvas
CHUCK CLOSE, “Phil III”, 1982, cast paper
GILBERT STUART, “Portrait of George Washington”, after 1795, oil on panel
DANIEL LUDWIG, “Seated Woman”, 2004, bronze
PABLO PICASSO, “Le Peintre a la Palette”, 1963, linocut on paper
ANDY WARHOL, “Cowboys and Indians (Sitting Bull)”, 1986, screenprint
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