The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University, announces that Kathleen Bickford Berzock will retire from her position as Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs in June 2026. The Block is immensely grateful for Berzock’s extraordinary contributions to the museum and to Northwestern. Berzock arrived at the University in January 2014, having spent eighteen years as […]
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The Block Museum of Art is excited to introduce Llewyn Blossfeld, Curatorial Associate. In this role, Llewyn supports the curatorial team by preparing acquisition justifications and managing communications related to the museum’s growing collection. With research interests spanning disability and queer studies, LGBTQ+ photo portraiture, leftist politics, propaganda, and video art, he brings both scholarly […]
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Belonging, storytelling, and collaboration take center stage at national gathering of academic museums. From June 24–26, 2025, a cross-departmental team from The Block Museum of Art—including Erin Northington (Campus and Community Education), Teagan Harris (Terra Engagement Fellow), Lindsay Bosch (Communications), and Kirsten Lopez (Collections and Digital Interpretation)—attended the annual conference of the Association of Academic […]
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The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University is pleased to announce the appointment of Kyle Stephan as the Steven and Lisa Munster Tananbaum Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. Stephan’s breadth of experience as a curator, scholar, and educator in global contemporary art, time-based media, and interdisciplinary curatorial practice will inform the shaping role […]
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The Block is thrilled to host Jacqueline Lopez as the museum’s 2024-2025 graduate interdisciplinary fellow. Jacqueline is a PhD student in the Department of History at Northwestern, where she is also a Mellon fellow in Native American and Indigenous Studies. She has held professional roles in museums, archives, and other cultural institutions, where her work focused […]
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In addition to their work shaping The Block’s exhibitions and programming, staff members often participate in professional activities in the broader museum field. In October, Erin Northington, Susan and Stephen Wilson Associate Director, Campus and Community Education and Engagement, traveled to Arizona to participate in the Photography Network’s fourth annual conference. Erin took a moment […]
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In Spring 2023, The Block welcomed Chris Forrester as Communications Coordinator. With a background in journalism, Chris joins The Block team to partner in our storytelling. He will focus on generating coverage outreach, and resources that showcase the Block’s work and extend our interdisciplinary teaching, learning and research mission. We sat down with Chris to […]
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In late 2022 The Block was thrilled to welcome Liz Rudnick as Assistant Registrar. In the role, Liz assists Exhibitions and Collections department on all registration aspects of the permanent collection and exhibitions including transportation, packing, and general care for works of art. She is happy to connect with student and faculty researchers on subjects […]
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In December 2022, New City Magazine shared its list of the 50 most influential professionals in Chicago’s film and media community, including Block Cinema’s own Michael Metzger, Pick-Laudati Curator of Media Arts, and Malia Haines-Stewart, Associate Film Programmer. The magazine includes an essay articulating Block Cinema’s work and unique impact. Michael Metzger and Malia Haines-StewartPick-Laudati Curator of […]
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In September 2022 the Block Museum welcomed Ashleigh Deosaran as a 2022-2023 graduate fellow. Block Museum Graduate Fellowships are offered to two graduate students annually, one from Art History and one from any department within the Graduate School. Fellows are integral members of the museum staff supporting projects through exhibition and collection research, curating, writing, […]
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