Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago

Summer update! The Smart will temporarily close for reinstallation, June 10 through September 23, 2024. Please join us in the fall when we re-open to the public and celebrate our 50th anniversary with a fresh look at the collection, new artist commissions, and a 50x50 program series that spotlights our history of innovation and engagement. Thank you for your patience—we look forward to welcoming you to the Smart Museum of Art in the fall!

Do you recall the work you borrowed during Art to Live With? Join us for our first-ever art reunion! During UChicago Alumni Weekend, drop by the Smart for a pop-up exhibition of selections from the Art to Live With collection and a chance to connect with other students and alumni around the decades-long tradition of borrowing and living with a work of art. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gWyU5RvW

Japan’s Meiji period was “an era of modernization in architecture, fashion, industry, government and art like no other, gloriously evidenced in ‘Meiji Modern.’” ✍ by Chicago Tribune critic Lori Waxman.

Ruth Duckworth’s massive mural "Clouds Over Lake Michigan" (1976) has become a defining feature in the lobby of Regenstein Library. The mural was inspired by the pioneering work of UChicago meteorologist Tetsuya Fujita. Your Sunday Read: http://ms.spr.ly/6047c0s0D

University of Chicago #UChiGivingDay is today! #SmartMuseum https://lnkd.in/g4twNCfy

#UChiGivingDay is here! There is so much to love at UChicago’s art museum! Make a gift in any amount on March 26–27, and show your love for the Smart’s insightful exhibitions, free educational experiences for children and families, and professional development opportunities for UChicago students. Make a gift today: https://lnkd.in/gnCgYtkz

“Looking at a text on a table, or a desk, is very different from walking among objects, or reading aloud from a text in a gallery.” UChicago College students taking the Core sequence "Poetry and the Human" found inspiration in class visits to the Smart Museum, discovering how words can inspire art in many forms. http://ms.spr.ly/6049cUmrP

“I appreciated how the exhibition was able to make things larger. It wasn't just words on a page, it wasn’t just us talking in a circle in class.” A recent Smart exhibition helped bring to life the UChicago humanities Core course “Poetry and the Human.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/g6qCar6E

OPENING SOON “Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan” takes a fresh look at the art of Japan’s Meiji era (1868–1912). Organized to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Japanese Art Society of America, this traveling exhibition presents some of the finest examples of Meiji artwork in American collections, both public and private. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g6yb9HGx

🎉 Congratulations to manager of public programs Dorian H. Nash, who was honored last week as a staff recipient during the University of Chicago’s 2024 Diversity Leadership Awards!