Grand Reopening Celebration! | 2025 Fall Opening Night
Schedule
Thu Aug 28 2025 at 04:00 pm to 07:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Krannert Art Museum | Champaign, IL
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Join us to celebrate the Grand Reopening of the museum, including premiering new exhibitions—"Fragmented Histories: Andean Art Before 1600," created with partners in Peru, and an introduction to New York-based contemporary artist "Ronny Quevedo: a l l s t a r s," plus a new installation of the historical European and American art collections. Enjoy a ribbon-cutting, music, mini tours, and more!**Features a performance by Peruvian Quechua hip-hop artist Liberato Kani**
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GRAND REOPENING CELEBRATION
Thu, Aug 28
4–7 pm
4:00 Ribbon-cutting
4:30 Mini tours of new exhibitions
5:30 Curator remarks and reception
6:30 Performance by Peruvian rapper Liberato Kani and dancer Yana Paqcha
7:00 Exhibitions on view until 8 pm
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After eighteen months, Kinkead Pavilion renovations are complete! The upgrade focused on sustainability: new LED lights, bird-friendly windows, and an updated HVAC system.
Generous support for this event was provided by the School of Social Work, Illinois International, and the Vision 2030 Global Strategy: Implementation Grant.
Krannert Art Museum acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
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KRANNERT ART MUSEUM
2025 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
AUGUST
9 · In the Studio: Printmaking Workshop, 1-3 pm · For adults
26 · KAM Fest 2025, 12–3:30 pm · For U of I students
28 · Grand Reopening Celebration! 4–7 pm · Ribbon-cutting, mini tours, new exhibitions on view, and a performance by Peruvian Quechua rapper Liberato Kani · For everyone!
28 · Opening Day | New Exhibitions:
• Ronny Quevedo: a l l s t a r s
• Fragmented Histories: Andean Art Before 1600
• Reinstallation of the Historical Europoean and American Collection
SEPTEMBER
5 · Panel Discussion with Partners in Peru | Fragmented Histories: Andean Art Before 1600, 2 pm · En español e ingles
6 · Artventures for Kids! 1–3 pm
11 · Artist Visit | Ronny Quevedo in Conversation with Amy L. Powell and Allyson Purpura, 5:30 pm
20 · Art Workshop for Adults, 1–3 pm
25 · Opening Day | Imagination, Faith, and Desire: Art and Agency in European Prints, 1495–1800
OCTOBER
2 · SPEAK Café, 6 pm
3 · MFA Dance Thesis Performance: Juli Brandano, 6 pm
4 · Kids at KAM: Artmaking and More! 10:30 am–12:30 pm
11 · Opening Day | Rest Lab 8: Greenspace
17 · Symposium | Envisioning Gender and Sexuality in Premodern European Prints, 9 am–4 pm
18 · Improvisers Exchange: Sonic Location, 1–3 pm
23 · Visiting Artist Talk: Althea Murphy-Price, 5:30 pm
30 · Visiting Artist Talk: Bernard Williams, 5:30 pm
NOVEMBER
6 · Visiting Artist Talk: vanessa german, 5:30 pm
6 · SPEAK Café, 6 pm
22 · Artventures for Kids! 1–3 pm
DECEMBER
Dec 2–6 · Last Week on View | "Ronny Quevedo: a l l s t a r s"
4 · Day With(out) Art: Film Screening and Discussion for World AIDS Day, 5:30 pm
11 · FAA Finals Fest, 1–3 pm · For U of I students
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For event updates:
kam.illinois.edu/events
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Where is it happening?
Krannert Art Museum, 500 E Peabody Dr,Champaign, Illinois, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
