Iⁿ’zhúje’waxóbe: Return of the Sacred Red Rock

Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas 1301 Mississippi St., Lawrence, KS, United States

Return of the Sacred Red Rock tells the story of the rematriation of Iⁿ‘zhúje‘waxóbe, or the Sacred Red Rock, from the City of Lawrence, Kansas, to Kaw Nation through artwork created by local artists and Kaw tribal citizens. This exhibition is open through January 25.

Free

Soundings: Making Culture at Sea

Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas 1301 Mississippi St., Lawrence, KS, United States

Soundings: Making Culture at Sea explores how visual representations of oceans from different times and places across history have helped humans articulate questions and concerns that are political, cultural, and environmental. Soundings remains on view through December 14, 2025.

Free

Bold Women

Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas 1301 Mississippi St., Lawrence, KS, United States

Bold Women explores how women have pushed the boundaries of art and spurred social and cultural change across generations and geographies. The exhibition showcases more than 75 works of art by nearly 50 artists in a variety of mediums including photography, video, painting, sculpture, textiles, and installations. Bold Women remains on view through July 6, 2025. […]

Free

Native Fashion

Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas 1301 Mississippi St., Lawrence, KS, United States

Native Fashion features traditional garments, powwow regalia, streetwear, accessories, haute couture, photography, and contemporary art by national and local Indigenous designers alongside examples from the Spencer Museum's collection. The exhibition highlights the artistic richness of wearable artworks and their connection to historical and contemporary culture as expressions of tribal and personal identity.

Free

Inked Bodies

Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas 1301 Mississippi St., Lawrence, KS, United States

Curated by the 2023–2024 Spencer Museum graduate interns, Inked Bodies explores tattooing histories, processes, and motifs, and highlights the storytelling that tattoo artists and clients create together.

Free