Art Museum
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art is an art museum in Kansas, United States.
About Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art is an art museum that is part of Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas.
The Nerman Museum is named for donors Jerry and Margaret Nerman. It opened in October 2007, succeeding the college's former Gallery of Art. The building was designed by Korean architect Kyu Sung Woo.
Construction of the approximately $15 million Nerman Museum was realized through Johnson County Community College funding, with support from the Nerman Family, the M.R. & Evelyn Hudson Foundation, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Marti & Tony Oppenheimer, Richard I. & Jeanne S. Galamba, Barton P. & Mary D. Cohen, Dean E. Thompson, Irma Starr, Carl & Lee McCaffree, Jim & Mary Tearney, and Joseph & Margery Lichtor.
The museum building is clad in Kansas limestone.
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art by the numbers
- Founded
- 2007
Plan your visit
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
- Website
- www.nermanmuseum.org
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What's on
Barton P. Cohen and Mary D. Cohen Gallery, Second Floor Amy Kligman: The Salon for Possible Futures
28 Mar 2025 – 22 Dec 2026
The Richard I. and Jeanne S. Galamba Lobby, First Floor Julie Buffalohead: Stories of Becoming
6 Feb 2026 – 26 Jul 2026