On behalf of all of us at The Block Museum of Art, I am writing to tell you that we are thinking of the health and safety of our campus, our regional community, and the cultural community internationally at this very difficult and uncertain time. In his recent message to the Northwestern community, President Schapiro […]
The Block Museum was pleased to close out 2019 with some exciting press accolades. While the exhibition Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time opened in January 2019, its reverberations had lasting effects in Chicago and throughout the art world. The groundbreaking exhibition was include on two prominent year end lists . The Chicago Tribune‘s Steve […]
‘Caravans of Gold’ debuts at Block before traveling to Aga Khan Museum and Smithsonian An ambitious new exhibition will showcase the splendor and power of the lost kingdoms and commercial centers of Africa, using centuries-old artifacts from sites around the Sahara Desert and artwork from West and North Africa, Europe and the Middle East that […]
The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University is pleased to announce the museum is the recipient of two 2018 MUSE Awards from the American Alliance of Museums. The Block Museum was presented with the Gold in the Honeysett and Din Student Award Category and the Bronze Award in the category of Audio Experiences. The […]
Letter From the Director, March 2018 For our campus community and the many publics we serve, the Block is a space for examining assumptions, reframing questions and bridging perspectives. We believe deeply in the capacity of art encounters to catalyze thinking about what is at stake for us in our lives. What is important if […]