And the Pence Hall Gal lery , under the direction of the College of Architecture, combines exhibits of architectural interest featuring painting, drawing and sculpture. The University Art Museum is one of the major art museums in the stat e and serves a regional audience of over 400,000 people in fifty Kentucky counties. Located in the Singletary Center for the Arts, the museum offers a wide variety of changing exhibitions and education programs. Included in its permanent collection of nea rly 4,000 objects are 19th and 20th century European and American works, photographs, decorative arts, Italian baroque paintings, contemporary and old master prints, African and pre-Columbian sculpture and contemporary regional art. The museum offers trai ning opportunities for work-study and experiential education students as well as undergraduate and graduate internships for a limited number of applicants each year.
Admission is free.
The William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology has been collecting, preserving, researching and interpreting material culture since its establishment in 1931. The primary aim is the ma terial culture of a broad range of human populations, with particular emphasis on Kentucky's prehistoric peoples. The exhibit facilities in Lafferty Hall interpret the museum collections and research for the University, school groups and the community. The collections are used for research by faculty members, graduate and undergraduate students, and scholars from other institution s and countries. Admission is free.