UK Art Museum Closed for the Holidays

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 23, 2014) — Today is the last day to visit the Art Museum at the University of Kentucky before it closes for the holidays. The museum will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 24, through Monday, Jan. 5, for the holiday break.

The museum will be open by appointment from Jan. 6-13. For an appointment, call 859-257-5716.

The Art Museum at UK will return to regular hours Wednesday, Jan. 14.

The mission of the Art Museum at UK, part of the UK College of Fine Arts, is to promote the understanding and appreciation of art to enhance the quality of life for people of Kentucky through collecting, exhibiting, preserving and interpreting outstanding works of visual art from all cultures. Home to a collection of more than 4,500 objects including American and European paintings, drawings, photographs, prints and sculpture, the Art Museum at UK presents both special exhibitions and shows of work from its permanent collection. 

MEDIA CONTACT: Whitney Hale, 859-257-8716; whitney.hale@uky.edu