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Book Discussion: They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
George Takei recounts his childhood imprisonment in Japanese American internment camps during World War II in this richly illustrated graphic novel. The memoir…
High School Portfolio Day
Representatives from several Midwest colleges and universities will be available to meet with students to review their portfolios and offer admissions advice.…
Free Thursdays at the KIA
Enjoy free admission and extended hours until 8pm on Thursdays, thanks to generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program and the…
Film Screening: The Cats of Mirikitani
Jimmy Mirikitani (1920-2012) was a Japanese American artist who survived the trauma of WWII incarceration, the loss of family and friends in his ancestral city…
UNFRAMED: Soirée
UNFRAMED: Soirée will return October 17, 2026. Join us for a spectacular evening as we honor Jim and Carol Carter and raise vital funds for the Kalamazoo…
Free Thursdays at the KIA
Enjoy free admission and extended hours until 8pm on Thursdays, thanks to generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program and the…
Explore & Create: Gallery Game Night
Join us for a Gallery Game Night, where we’ll explore the permanent collection through interactive, art-focused games and creative sketching activities. This…
ArtBreak: Film Screening: The Eye is the First Circle
This fall, Helen Frankenthaler’s large-scale painting Code Blue returns from New York, where it was included in the Gagosian exhibition Helen Frankenthaler:…
Free Thursdays at the KIA
Enjoy free admission and extended hours until 8pm on Thursdays, thanks to generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program and the…
Artful Evening: Intergenerational Impacts of the Japanese American Wartime Incarceration
In the wake of Pearl Harbor and the United States’ declaration of war on Japan, the U.S. government ordered the removal of more than 120,000 men, women, and…
Free Thursdays at the KIA
Enjoy free admission and extended hours until 8pm on Thursdays, thanks to generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program and the…
Statement Pieces: A Curatorial Conversation
Statement Pieces: Fashioning the Self & Society brings contemporary fashion objects from the Barrett Barrera Projects collection together with selections from…
Wonder Walk: Artful Animals
Animals are on the loose at the KIA! Bring your little art lover to the museum for an animal scavenger hunt through Among the Beasts. This program creates a…
ArtBreak: Clothing Clues: Decoding Signals in Fashion
During this ArtBreak, Iris Carney Cooper will discuss concepts of art, history, and fashion that allow designers to manipulate the human form for storytelling…
Free Thursdays at the KIA
Enjoy free admission and extended hours until 8pm on Thursdays, thanks to generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program and the…
College Night
Join us for College Night at the KIA! This free event for all college students which includes games, food, music, raffles, and interactive activities. Just…
Teacher Appreciation Night
Join us for an evening of creativity, connection, and inspiration! Educators of all grade levels and subject areas are invited to enjoy a free night at the…
Art Detectives: Vlad the Fabulous Vampire by Flavia Z. Drago
Get ready for some glitz and glamour! In November, Art Detectives will read a book about a stylish vampire and his passion for fashion before exploring…
Book Discussion: Whistler by Ann Patchett
Following a chance encounter at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Daphne Fuller rekindles a tender relationship with her estranged stepfather Eddie Trott. Though…
Free Thursdays at the KIA
Enjoy free admission and extended hours until 8pm on Thursdays, thanks to generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program and the…
Artful Evening: Joy Light Lecture: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics and the Way of Tea
For over a thousand years, vessels for the preparation and consumption of whisked, powdered tea have ranked among the world’s most highly prized ceramics. With…
Library Activity: Bookish Beasts
Books, art, and animals come together! We will be giving new life to discarded books to create adorable animals using a series of simple folds on book pages.
Free Thursdays at the KIA
Enjoy free admission and extended hours until 8pm on Thursdays, thanks to generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program and the…
Free Thursdays at the KIA
Enjoy free admission and extended hours until 8pm on Thursdays, thanks to generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program and the…