Kansas State University

The Museum hosts a variety of classes and workshops throughout
the year for all ages!

East meets West Part II
Travel the remainder of the Silk Road as part of the museum’s “Silk Road through Kansas” programming. We will visit India, China, Japan, and the Middle East. Next classes: May 22-25: Japanese Children’s Day Koi Nobari kites (traditionally celebrated May 5)

Cost for classes is $3 per child, $1.50 for military families, and reservations are required. Call 785-532-7718 or email klwalk@k-state.edu for reservations. Children must be accompanied by an adult. If you need to cancel your reservation let us know so we can call those on the waiting list.

Special price for Military Families:  In conjunction with the Blue Star Museum program, the Beach Museum of Art offers military families half price on all workshops and classes!

ARTSmart Classes
Spend the summer exploring themes from the exhibition Beyond Gravity in
conjunction with the Manhattan Public Library summer reading theme
A Universe of Stories. July 20, 2019, is the 50th anniversary of the moon landing! Click here to view full list of Summer 2019 ARTSmart programs for Children and Families

Summer Young Artist Program
The Young Artists Programs will take place in June with museum tours and art workshops taught by K-State and Manhattan High School fine arts and art education students. The class for younger children allows artists to explore a variety of media. Classes for older children will focus on learning more about specific techniques. Class size is capped at 12 children and reservations can be made by calling 785-532-7718. Cost is $10 per session. Young Artist T-shirt can be ordered for an additional $10. View Schedule

The Exploration Station, located in the galleries, will feature books and art activities for Beyond Gravity exhibition.

Papermaking Workshops

August 6 or 7, 10-11:30 a.m.
Cost is $3 per person. Reservations required, call (785)532-7718 or email klwalk@ksu.edu for reservations.

Beyond Gravity: Selections from the Permanent Collection
April 2 – October 19, 2019

Celebrating Heroes: American Mural Studies of the 1930s and 1940s from the Steven and Susan Hirsch Collection
March 5 – June 15, 2019

Picturing Kansas
October 5, 2018 – June 1, 2019

Voices: Art Linking Asia and the West
December 4, 2018 – December 21, 2019

Image: R. M. Palaniappan, Flying Man-1982 (detail), 1987, lithograph on paper, Kansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, 2017.560

The museum is open Tues, Wed, Fri, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs 10 a.m.-8p.m., Sat, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. Free parking.

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Image: Elizabeth Layton, Untitled (business business business, you gotta have art), 1991, Kansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, 1998.222