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 40: Burma Art Collection | NIU Center for Burma Studies 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 | NIU Center for Burma Studies

North Galleries. Rotunda Gallery. Hallway Galleries.
NIU's Center for Burma Studies presents Celebrating 40: Burma Art Collection | NIU Center for Burma Studies 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.