Facilities
The Sharp Museum occupies the first floor of the north wing of Faner Hall. This multipurpose building, in addition to the Museum, houses primarily the College of Liberal Arts. Completed in 1974, Faner Hall is an award-winning design in the "brutalism" architectural style popular in the mid to late 20th Century. The Sharp Museum has 10,000 square feet of exhibition space in two halls, North and South.
You are invited to take this online tour of the facilities. We hope that you will then visit the Sharp Museum to enjoy the full effect of what is offered.
North Hall, Mitchell Gallery
The Museum is divided into two major areas on either side of a central lobby, the North Hall and South Hall galleries. The North Hall includes the Mitchell Gallery, a 2,500 square foot premiere gallery space overlooking the Museum's Sculpture Garden and home to many of the Museum's exciting art exhibits.
Continuum Gallery
An exhibit space for collaborative Museum projects and small scale traveling exhibitions. The space was designed to showcase the Museum's outreach to Southern Illinois.
Atrium Gallery
An exhibit space full of natural daylight. Connecting the Mitchell Gallery and the Continuum Gallery to the central lobby is the 120-foot long, two-story tall Atrium Gallery. This dramatic space frequently displays sculptures from the Museum's excellent collection of 20th Century sculpture as well as changing exhibits by visiting Artists and often ceramic work.
South Hall
South Hall is comprised of several galleries with movable, temporary partitions to allow for maximum flexibility in presenting the many changing exhibits on the Museum's busy schedule.
The Dr. Cho Yee To International Gallery
The International Gallery was designed to showcase objects from the Museum's outstanding world cultures' collection. These ethnographic displays usually change once a year. Each exhibit we try to highlight atleast one piece from the Dr. Cho Yee To collection.
The Study Gallery
The Study Gallery is a collaborative space working with students and faculty. It often features works from the Museum's collection selected by faculty for their classes or Class projects. This gallery changes in the fall and spring semesters.
Saluki And West Galleries
Saluki and West are changing exhibits galleries. A wide variety of exhibits are featured year-round.
The Hall of Art
The Hall of Art features changing exhibits showcasing local and regional artists as well as utilizing the museum's art collection periodically.
The Rosanna Sharp - Meyers Gallery
This gallery features the history of Southern Illinois University, presented in the style of a 3-d scrap book.
The Carl L. Lutes Gallery
The Carl L. Lutes Gallery showcases Mr. Lutes personal collection of Renaissance and later furniture, tapestries and works of art.
The Education Gallery
This gallery frequently showcases work from our education collection, which can be handled and manipulated. This gallery can also be used as an annex to Saluki or West gallery meant to serve as an educational index or adendum to the larger exhibit.
