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The Art Museum at the University Of Kentucky
Lexington, KY |
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The Art Museum at the University Of Kentucky Rose Street Lexington, KY40506 (859) 257-5716 |
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Accredited by the American Association of Museums and one of the largest art museums in Kentucky, the UK Art Museum collects, preserves, studies, and exhibits the best of humanity's artistic heritages. The museum maintains a growing permanent collection of more than 4,000 European and American paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, photographs and decorative arts. There are also holdings in art of the Americas, Africa and Asia. Permanent collection galleries and a changing schedule of diverse exhibitions provide a broad range of experiences for the visitor. The University of Kentucky Art Museum is located on the UK campus in the SingletaryCenter for the Arts on the corner of Rose Street and Euclid Avenue.
The museum is open noon to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday and noon to 8 p.m. on Friday; closed Monday and University holidays. Free admission for most exhibitions. |
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Exhibitions:
Breaking Tradition, Forging Ahead: WPA Prints from the Collection Organized by students in the University's Museum Studies program, this exhibition offers a fresh perspective on art produced in the 1930s under the auspices of the federal Works Progress Administration. Andy Warhol: Fame and Photography An exhibition of some of the 153 photographs given to the Museum by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; includes portraits ranging from singers Debbie Harry and Ric Ocasek to producer David Geffen and boxing icon, Muhammad Ali. Future exhibition: From Picasso to Warhol: Modern and Contemporary Prints from the Collection Over 50 works from the Museum's vast collection of graphic works including pieces by Chuck Close Stuart Davis, Joan Miro, Pablo Picasso, Robert Rauschenberg, and Andy Warhol. Master Works from Kentucky Painters |
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