Art Museum
Schedule Your Visit
Our next exhibition “Very Well, Thank You”: The Arts as a Means to Well-Being opens Friday, March 26, 2021.
Please regularly check our events calendar for virtual or pre-recorded digital experiences and instructions on how to join in and watch from home!
We have made some adjustments to protect our campus and community, students, faculty and staff including new limited hours, masked, distanced and timed entries. Please understand in-person experiences are subject to university policy, state and health guidelines and may change based on latest information.
We are grateful for your continued support and patience.
What to Know Before You Visit
Before your next visit, please review these guidelines and policies to help protect yourself, our visitors, campus and community. Visitors are welcome on campus, but we ask that you take the same precautions we ask our students, faculty and staff to protect yourself and others.
Protecting the Pack
Visit Protecting the Pack to view the university's response and plan to support the health and safety of our campus.
We encourage you view NIU's visitor expectations for campus guests.
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Contact Us
NIU Art Museum
Altgeld Hall 116
815-753-1936
artmuseum@niu.edu
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Gallery Hours
Galleries reopen Friday, March 26 with limited hours and masked, distanced, timed entries.
Open to the public:
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Tuesday
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Wednesday
Noon - 6 p.m. Friday
Noon - 3 p.m. Saturday, and by limited appointment.
Closed university holidays and between exhibitions.
Explore the connections of traditional and contemporary art and visual culture.
Experience one of our temporary exhibitions, attend one of our events, or schedule a tour!
As part of the College of Visual and Performing Arts' vibrant and active arts community on campus, the Art Museum presents annual exhibitions and events that fosters appreciation of art, diversity and interconnections of the creative experience.
