July 2023
Museum closed for Fourth of July
The Daum Museum will be closed on Tuesday, July 4th for Independence Day. We will reopen on Wednesday, July 5 with normal museum hours of 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Image: Larry Rivers, “Bald Eagle George and Part of the Constitution,” 1987; lithograph in 14 colors, gift of Dr. Harold F. Daum. Collection Daum Museum of Contemporary Art.
Find out more »August 2023
a place like this
This exhibition looks at the idea of place from a variety of perspectives and approaches to making. Utilizing both representational and conceptual approaches, a wide range of manifestations of place serve to show us what is familiar and quite different from our own piece of the world. These works are meant to serve as a window to the larger environment and raise our awareness of the experience we have in our everyday surroundings.
Find out more »color–shape–line
color–shape–line is a selection of works from the Daum collection that focuses on abstraction since 1965. The exhibition showcases artists from around the world who have utilized the visual language of color, shape, and line to communicate their subjective experiences. Approaches from geometric to lyrical abstraction are present in this grouping. While the degree of departure from representation varies, all the pieces in the exhibition invite the viewer to interpret and share in the process of understanding.
Find out more »Missouri Photo Workshop: 1980 Sedalia
In anticipation of Missouri Photo Workshop’s return for its 75th anniversary, this exhibition features work from the 1980 MPW that took place in Sedalia. The Missouri Photo Workshop has been documenting small-town America for over seven decades. The roots of the Missouri Photo Workshop are embedded firmly in six decades of rich tradition; current workshops carry principals present from the beginning. When the late Clifton C. Edom of the Missouri School of Journalism founded the Missouri Photo Workshop in 1949,…
Find out more »September 2023
Animal/Vegetable/Mineral
This exhibition takes the form of a familiar childhood game and is meant to enhance the desire and ability of visitors to creatively think and question the work presented. Most visitors will have heard of or played Twenty Questions, which is sometimes called animal, vegetable, or mineral. Other visitors will be familiar with the Linnaeus classification system and others will have heard of the radio and television game show of the same name. This approach provides multiple points of entry…
Find out more »Y`akyi nnwa: Let’s Have a Conversation
Vincent Frimpong (SNIPER) and Ross Junior Owusu are contemporary Ghanaian artists currently based in the United States. This two-person exhibition is a place for sharing the visual language of "What does it mean to be African?"
Find out more »October 2023
Of the Earth: Ceramics from the Collection
Of the Earth showcases a survey of ceramics from the Daum’s permanent collection. This exhibition displays a myriad of ways to create and finish artwork, ranging from traditional methods of firing to vessels coated with flocking. From platters to sculpture, these works highlight the diversity of the ceramic medium and the artists who created them represented in the museum’s collection.
Find out more »November 2023
Daum Museum Closed for Thanksgiving Break
The Daum Museum will be closed for Thanksgiving break Wednesday, November 22-Friday, November 24, 2023. The museum will return to normal hours on Saturday, November 25. Museum hours are Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Happy Thanksgiving! Image: Tracy Miller (American, b. 1966), Pie Hole, 2002; oil on canvas; 60 x 60 in. Collection Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Find out more »December 2023
Daum Museum Closed for Winter Break
The Daum Museum will be closed for winter break from Wednesday, December 20, 2023-Monday, January 1, 2024. The museum will reopen with normal hours on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. Museum Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Happy Holidays! Image: Victor Babu, “Copper Red Charger” (detail), 2007; glazed porcelain. Collection Daum Museum of Contemporary Art.
Find out more »March 2024
Museum Closed for Spring Holiday
The Daum Museum will be closed on Friday, March 29 and Sunday, March 31 for the spring holiday. It will be open on Saturday, March 30 from 1-5 p.m. Image: Carol Stewart, Blue Painting, 2009; oil on paper on panel; 48 x 64 in. Collection Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, gift of Dr. Harold F. Daum.
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