Visit our galleries to experience new perspectives and get inspired. Objects from the Mulvane collection are shown in regularly rotating installations alongside special exhibitions of works by innovative artists. Our exhibitions are always free. You can also explore digital exhibitions from the permanent collection.
Perspectives from the Plains
Location: Study Gallery
April 19–July 12, 2025: An exhibition about Kansas curated by Washburn University students.
Learn more about: Perspectives from the Plains
Concerning the Musical in Art: The Visual Symphonies of Rita Blitt
Location: Rita Blitt Gallery
May 3–August 30, 2025: An exhibition exploring the influence of music on Rita Blitt’s art.
Learn more about: Concerning the Musical in Art: The Visual Symphonies of Rita Blitt
In This Place: American Land
Location: Upper Level Galleries
June 21–November 22, 2025: Art that pictures the American landscape and our relationship with it.
Learn more about: In This Place: American Land
Around the Way Folk: Saints in Uncommon Places
Location: Main Level Galleries
July 15–November 1, 2025: Paintings by Harold Smith that reimagine iconic artworks with Black subjects.
Learn more about: Around the Way Folk: Saints in Uncommon Places
DoPiKa: Reinstate
Location: Main Level Galleries
July 26–November 15, 2025: Works by contemporary Native artists connected to the state of Kansas.
Learn more about: DoPiKa: Reinstate
Traveling Exhibition: Women of Power
Organized by the Mulvane Art Museum, this exhibition of works by Brian Lanker and John Sebelius is available to loan. Learn more
