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Located on the University of Chicago's Hyde Park campus, the Smart Museum of Art houses a permanent collection of over 10,000 objects, spanning five millennia of both Western and Eastern civilizations. The scope of its permanent collections, combined with groundbreaking special exhibitions, a focus on research and teaching by University of Chicago scholars, and distinguished outreach and educational programs geared to both adults and school age children, make the Smart one of the Midwest's most dynamic and innovative educational institutions in the visual arts.

Museum hours

Summer Hours
June 16 – September 28
Tues – Fri  10 am – 4 pm
Sat – Sun  11 am – 5 pm

Galleries closed Mondays and Holidays. Café and Museum Shop open daily.

Admission

Admission is always free.

Location

The University of Chicago
5550 S. Greenwood Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
See directions and a map.

Current  exhibition

May 22 - September 14, 2008   |  Richard and Mary L. Gray Gallery for Special Exhibitions

Seeing the City: Sloan's New York

John Sloan's images of New York helped define the city in the popular imagination. In gritty depictions of urban life, Sloan celebrated the metropolis of New York by focusing on street scenes, elevated trains, public spaces, and the lives of ordinary Americans. Gathering together a wealth of material in all media from 1900 to the 1930s, this exhibition maps Sloan's New York and examines the personal meaning tied to the places he chose to depict again and again.

Current  exhibition

October 14, 2008   |  Four Seasons Hotel Chicago

The Seventh Joseph R. Shapiro Award Dinner

The Smart Museum of Art is pleased to announce that Richard and Mary L. Gray will be honored this fall at the seventh Joseph R. Shapiro Award Dinner, the Museum's biennial gala benefit.

Events

Ongoing Events
April 8 – Nov 2