Holiday Hours

The Dole Institute will be intermittently closed during the holiday season to commemorate major holidays. Please review our revised holiday hours below, and note the times in which staff will not be monitoring our departmental phones and emails. For more information on other holiday closures at the University of Kansas, please click the link below.

Through Dec. 24

The Dole Institute’s Museum & Galleries will maintain regular hours, including regular closures on Mondays. Staff may not be monitoring departmental emails or phones during this time.

Dec. 25 through Jan. 1

The Dole Institute will be closed along with the University of Kansas. Staff will not be monitoring departmental emails or phones during this time. Regular Museum & Gallery hours resume on Jan. 2, 2026

Plan Your Visit

Located at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is home to a vibrant space that provides opportunities for civil discourse and civic participation through our public programming, museum, and archival collections.

Start planning your trip to the Institute and learn more about our Museum & Galleries by clicking the link below.

The Dole Institute is committed to universal accessibility in all programs and resources. We are in the process of making all of our web projects fully accessible. An accessible version of the material represented on this site will be made available upon request. Please contact us at doleinstitute@ku.edu to request the material be made available in an accessible format, or for general assistance.