Smart Museum of Art
February 13, 2018
Hub for object-driven research to benefit students, faculty
November 21, 2017
Dec. 2 piece part of afternoon of faculty-organized arts events and performances
By Andrew Bauld
November 9, 2017
In recognition of a career spent helping to create the field of contemporary Chinese art history in higher education, Prof. Wu Hung will receive one of the highest academic honors...Read more
By C.J. Lind
August 11, 2017
Welcome Blanket project responds to current immigration policies
Source: Chicago Tribune
August 10, 2017
Smart Museum Director Alison Gass discusses new crowd-sourced exhibit
By Andrew Bauld
February 16, 2017
Even the most casual observer is probably acquainted with the Classical style, that aesthetic anchored in the ancient Greek and Roman traditions of harmony and reason. Think portraits featuring the...Read more
Source: Crain's Chicago Business
January 10, 2017
Alison Gass appointed director of Smart Museum of Art
By Mark Peters
January 9, 2017
Alison Gass, a leading curator of contemporary art and a senior leader at university museums, has been appointed the director of the University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art ...Read more
Source: Chicago Tribune
December 29, 2016
Article features Smart Museum-Neubauer Collegium collaboration and Logan Center gallery
By Megan Doherty
April 5, 2016
Spearheaded by Chicago Shakespeare Theater , Chicago recently launched a yearlong international arts festival honoring William Shakespeare, celebrating 400 years since his death in 1616. Shakespeare 400 Chicago features 850...Read more
February 18, 2016
By Lindsey Simon, AB’15
September 11, 2015
This fall, visitors to the University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art will be greeted by color. Vibrant swaths of red, green and yellow reach up the walls of the...Read more
By Susie Allen
September 9, 2015
Zells' gift of Water Nymphs complements other holdings by surrealists
By Drew Messinger-Michaels (AM ’10)
March 27, 2015
For the second time in four months, the Smart Museum of Art is featuring artworks from its permanent collection throughout its entire space. Following the success of the fall show...Read more
By Susie Allen
October 31, 2014
Groups host year of anniversary events, exhibitions and performances
October 13, 2014
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
October 2, 2014
Article discusses Smart Museum’s wide-ranging sculpture exhibition for its 40th anniversary
Source: Chicago Tribune
September 29, 2014
Article discusses Smart Museum’s ambitious ‘total art makeover’ for its 40th anniversary show
September 24, 2014
The 2014-15 season brings two major exhibitions, an experimental gallery
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
May 2, 2014
Smart Museum of Art to host free family program as part of UChicago's 'Envisioning China' festival