Northern Illinois University
Art Museum
College of Visual and Performing Arts

Current Exhibitions

Two new exhibitions are coming to the NIU Art Museum in September 2026. Celebrating Forty Years of the Burma Art Collection will run the entire academic year, and The Olmec Heads Experience will be on display for fall semester, with a new show coming for spring. Both fall exhibitions open shortly after Labor Day. 

“Celebrating 40: Burma Art Collection”

North Galleries. Rotunda Gallery. Hallway Galleries.
NIU's Center for Burma Studies presents "Celebrating 40: Burma Art Collection" with an exhibition of highlights from the university's extensive, one of a kind collection of art from Burma. 

  

"The Olmec Heads Experience" 

South Galleries.
A museum exhbition featuring sculptures, educational displays, family activities and an engaging graphic history of monumental artist-inspired sculptures inspired by the ancient Olmec civilization.