Conversations: Spencer Museum of Art Reopens to the Public

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020, by Dan Skinner

On this edition of Conversations, Saralyn Hardy, the Director of The Spencer Museum of Art and Jennifer Talbott, the Deputy Director for Operations and Innovations for the museum, talk with host Dan Skinner about the reopening to the public. Visitors need to make reservations to visit and space is limited to allow for social distancing.

Conversations: Kris Ercums, Staging Shimomura

Monday, March 30th, 2020, by Dan Skinner

On this edition of Conversations, Kris Ercums, the Curator of Global Contemporary and Asian Art at the Spencer Museum of Art, talks with host Dan Skinner about the exhibit, "Staging Shimomura."

Conversations: Celka Straughn and Joey Orr, "knowledges" exhibit at Spencer Museum of Art

Monday, July 15th, 2019, by Dan Skinner

On this edition of Conversations, I talk with Celka Straughn, the Andrew W. Mellon Director of Public Practice, Education and Research, and Joey Orr, the Andrew W. Mellon Curator for Research, at the Spencer Museum of Art, on the KU campus in Lawrence. We discuss the Integrated Arts Research Initiative, the upcoming "knowledges" exhibit, and related events taking place at the museum.

Conversations: Steve Goddard, Big Botany @ Spencer Museum of Art

Monday, March 19th, 2018, by Dan Skinner

"Big Botany: Conversations with the Plant World" gets underway on March 27th at the Spencer Museum of Art. On this edition of Conversations, Steve Goddard, Associate Director and Senior Curator at the museum, talks about the lectures, exhibits and activities that make up the series. "Big Botany" runs through July 15th.

Conversations: Saralyn Reece Hardy, Spencer Museum of Art's Collection Centennial

Monday, October 23rd, 2017, by Dan Skinner

The Spencer Museum of Art is celebrating the centennial of its art collection. On this edition of Conversations, I talk with museum director, Saralyn Reece Hardy about the history of the collection, which was gifted to KU in 1917, how the collection has grown, and her crystal ball predictions about how the museum will grow in the future. More information about the 100 Ways to Love Your Spencer is available at the museums website.

Conversations: Saralyn Reece Hardy, Spencer Museum of Art

Monday, July 3rd, 2017, by Dan Skinner

Saralyn Reece Hardy is the Marilyn Stokstad Director of the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas. On this edition of Conversations, we talk about the history and mission of the museum. Did you know it all started with a gift of art objects in 1917?

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