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The University of Kentucky Art Museum, part of the UK College of Fine Arts, promotes the understanding and appreciation of art from diverse cultures and historical periods, providing meaningful encounters for audiences of all ages. Through our temporary exhibitions, educational programs, and permanent collection of approximately 5,000 objects, we are a resource for the campus community and a cultural destination for citizens of the Commonwealth and beyond.  Our Free Admission policy removes any financial obstacle that might stand in the way of opportunities for contemplation and connection.

Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.

Free

Admission year-round

5k

Objects in the permanent collection

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Exhibitions each year

The UK Art Museum will implement new summer hours beginning mid-May. We will be closed on Tuesdays from May 13 through August 19. Regular hours will resume on August 26.

Summer Hours
Wednesday-Friday: 10 am – 5 pm
Saturday: 12 pm – 5 pm

Detail view of Jay Bolotin, still image of the Carnival set. Black and white photograph of geometric, modernistic town square.

Jay Bolotin: A Jackleg Testament

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Albrecht Dürer, Knight, Death, and the Devil, 1513, copper plate engraving on paper. Collection of the UK Art Museum, purchase: Gaines Challenge Fund.

Touchstones (for Jay)

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Tim Davis, Od B Merica, undated, color photograph. Courtesy of the artist.
Carrie Mae Weems, Mayflowers from the series May Days Long Forgotten, 2002, chromogenic print. Collection of the UK Art Museum, purchase: The Robert C. May Photography Fund.

A-Tisket, A-Tasket 

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photo of antique book open to the middle

re:museum: RE:TRACE

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Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Christopher and the Rebuilding of America from Portfolio Three: The Work of Ralph Eugene Meatyard, 1959 (printed 1974), gelatin silver print. Collection of the UK Art Museum, Robert C. May Bequest.

Focus on Lexington

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