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Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art

Museum Name: Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art
Schedule: Galleries open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday -Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Established: 1974
Address: 1845 Fairmount, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS 67260-0046
Phone Number: (316) 978-3664
Fax Number: (316) 978-3898
Email: ulrich@wichita.edu
Director: Patricia McDonnell
Website: www.ulrich.wichita.edu
Focus: The Ulrich Museum of Art is the region's premier venue for modern and contemporary art. With a collection of more than 6,000 pieces, and world-renowned the Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection, this museum on the campus of Wichita State Universityhas its finger on the pulse of art.
Ages: Recommended for ages 9+
Costs: Free

Exhibits

Major Exhibits:
Art Positions: Modern and Contemporary Art from the Collection. This is an ongoing, rotating exhibition that features works from the museum's permanent collection.
Other major exhibitions: David Reed, Semina Culture: Wallace Berman and His Circle, Willie Cole, Peter Sarkisian, Not so Cute and Cuddly: Dolls and Stuffed Toys in Contemporary Art, Andy Goldsworthy: Mountain and Coast Autumn into Winter

2006/2007 Exhibits:
Midwestern Unlike You and Me: New Zealand's Julian Dashper, Ulrich Project Series: Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe, Love is a Battlefield, 16th WSU School of Art & Design Faculty Biennial, Modernisms: Selections from the Collection 1900-1940, Joseph Beuys: Celtic+, Poets on Painters

Programs

Class Trip Programs:
Guided group tours are available for both the indoor galleries and the outdoor sculpture collection. Tours must be booked at least three weeks in advance.

Class Trip Pricing:
Admission to the museum is always free. Bus reimbursement forms are available.