The Spencer Museum of Art presentss Glorious to View: The KU Campus Heritage Project, on view May 7 – September 16, 2011.
Inspired by the Getty Foundation-funded Campus Heritage Project and the collective legacy of the KU community, the Spencer Museum of Art will celebrate Mount Oread’s history and traditions by highlighting connections between the many memories that are spread across the KU landscape. Several on-campus events throughout the year, such as the dredging of Potter Lake and the installation by sculptor Karen McCoy in Marvin Grove, will reflect the themes of the Campus Heritage Project. The activity will culminate in an exhibition at the Spencer Museum that will coincide with KU’s Spring 2011 Commencement. Glorious to View—a name culled from the beloved KU Alma Mater song—will present an exciting array of artworks and archive materials to share the history of the KU campus, including items from the Spencer Research Library. The exhibition will be installed on the third floor of the Spencer Museum and all objects will be displayed as reproductions so that they may be accessible to a variety of audiences outside of formal museum hours.
Spencer Museum of Art
1301 Mississippi Street
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-7500
www.spencerart.ku.edu