In Spring 2026, Northwestern senior Maggie Munday Odom (Theatre, English Creative Writing, Environmental Policy and Culture, and Religious Studies) traveled with Erin Northington, The Block Museum’s Susan and Stephen Wilson Associate Director of Campus and Community Education and Engagement, to attend The Art of Encounter: Exploring Spiritual Engagement with Art Objects, a symposium hosted by […]
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The Block was honored to welcome photographer Bev Grant to campus in October 2024 to celebrate the exhibition Dissident Sisters: Bev Grant and Feminist Activism, 1968–72. Two members of the Block Museum Student Associates, Tori Montinola and Ann Gaither, share their reflections on their time with the artist-activist. Tori Montinola (English and History ’27) on […]
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  As an institution focused on teaching and learning, The Block relies on digital platforms to provide visitors with access to its rich collection of artworks and their accompanying educational resources. Theo Maurino (Computer Science and Philosophy, ’26), The Block’s Curatorial Research Aide, provides vital support in the upkeep of digital resources and initiatives, including […]
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Northwestern’s Block Museum of Art centers teaching and learning as its primary mission. While the museum daily welcomes class tours, discussions, and groups from across the University, two 2022 courses go even further. Held within the museum walls these courses take the exhibition “A Site of Struggle: American Art against Anti-Black Violence” as the primary […]
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The Block Museum is excited to announce the 2021-2022 cohort of Block Museum Student Associates. This annual program renames and reimagines the museum’s former Student Docent program to better reflect the key role that this group of Northwestern scholars plays in animating the vision of the museum. Block Student Associates serve as tour guides, public […]
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