April 9, 2022, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Beach Museum of Art
701 Beach Lane, Manhattan, Kansas 66506.
Join us in celebrating the museum’s 25th birthday! Free admission.
Tag: 25th Anniversary
New E-book! Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art at 25: People and Spaces
The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State University is celebrating its silver anniversary in page-turning style with the new e-book “Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art at 25: People and Spaces”
Created by the board of the Friends of the Beach Museum of Art and published by K-State Libraries’ New Prairie Press, the e-book uses texts and photographs to detail the history of the museum and the people who made it possible. Editors of the e-book are Anthony R. Crawford, Marla Day, Martha Scott and Marlene VerBrugge, all board members of the Friends of the Beach Museum of Art.
Click here to read the e-book or download it for free.
Current Exhibitions
45 Paleolithic Handaxes from
Transfigurations: Reanimating the Past | David Lebrun
Gallery exhibition: September 21, 2021 – July 16, 2022
Gordon Parks: “Homeward to the Prairie I Come”
Gallery exhibition: September 7, 2021 – May 28, 2022
Virtual exhibition launching soon.
Doug Barrett: Find Your Voice
Gallery exhibition: September 7, 2021 – May 28, 2022
Virtual exhibition launching soon.
Sunrise over Kansas: John Steuart Curry
Virtual exhibition launch: June 29, 2021
Gallery exhibition: August 24, 2021 – February 28, 2022
Click here to view the virtual exhibition.
Two by Two Animal Pairs
Virtual exhibition launch: March 30, 2021
Gallery exhibition: August 24 – December 18, 2021
Click here to view the virtual exhibition.
2021 K-State Common Work of Art
Livestream 25th Anniversary Party
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art invites you to celebrate 25 years!
Join us for the Virtual Party
Thursday, October 14, 2021, 5:30 p.m. Central time.
A virtual evening of reminiscing and looking forward, featuring guest appearances. Enjoy special activities celebrating the museum’s first 25 years and looking toward the next 25.
Register online here!
Your art museum has re-opened!
Welcome back! The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art re-opened its doors to public visitors August 24, 2021.
Join us during the 2021-2022 season to celebrate 25 years of the Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State University!
Enjoy the exhibitions and programming in two ways: online and in person. The museum’s regular hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursdays; and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. Closed on Sundays, Mondays and holidays. Admission and parking are free.
Don’t miss the 25th anniversary special exhibitions and programs. Exhibitions include Gordon Parks: Homeward to the Prairie I Come and Doug Barrett: Find Your Voice, John Steuart Curry: Sunrise over Kansas, David Lebrun’s Transfigurations: 45 Paleolithic Handaxes and more, complimented with programs by world-class artists and experts. For more information on exhibitions visit beach.k-state.edu. For calendar of events in the Art in Motion program series visit beach.k-state.edu/calendar
Please enjoy this video by Beach Museum of Art Exhibition Designer and Building Systems Lead Lindsay Smith about what’s going on in the galleries. We look forward to seeing you often at the museum!
Limited occupancy in the galleries and in the UMB theatre (for viewing livestreamed events) to allow social distancing. The Beach Museum of Art follows K-State’s guidelines for COVID-19 health and safety procedures after reopening. For more information visit k-state.edu/covid-19.