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Who made the Roster?

last edited on Thu. February 25 2016

The sixteen artists of the Monster Roster.

The Roster: Evelyn Statsinger

last edited on Tue. February 16 2016

Monster Roster artist Evelyn Statsinger, 1927–2016

News and notes: Monster Roster

last edited on Fri. February 12 2016

News and notes on our special exhibition, Monster Roster.

A note of thanks

by Richard A. Born, Smart Museum Senior Curator and Interim Chief Curator

last edited on Thu. December 17 2015

A note of thanks from retiring curator Richard A. Born.

Search committee formed

last edited on Thu. November 19 2015

The University of Chicago has established a committee to conduct an international search for a new director of the Smart Museum.

Celebrating mentor, scholar, and curator Richard A. Born

last edited on Thu. October 1 2015

After 35 years as a curator at the Smart Museum of Art, Richard A. Born will retire at the end of December.

Museum begins search for new director

last edited on Thu. September 3 2015

Anthony Hirschel, after completing two five-year terms, has announced that he will step down from his position as Dana Feitler Director of the Smart Museum of Art, effective October 9, 2015.

Japan at the Fair, 1876–1920

by Chelsea Foxwell, Assistant Professor of Art History, University of Chicago

last edited on Wed. June 10 2015

From the 1880s through the early decades of the twentieth century, Japan’s international exposition displays were large and multi-faceted. At the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Japan had the largest total floor space of any nation. This included an elegant Japanese-style building (the Ho-o-den) on the Wooded Isle in Hyde Park (today the site of Osaka Garden) and a prominent display in the Hall of the Fine Arts.

The Museum Classroom

last edited on Wed. May 27 2015

In spring 2014, the Smart Museum of Art invited 5th grade students from Beasley Academic Center to become artists and art critics.

The Technology Question

last edited on Thu. May 21 2015

On April 23, 2015, the Smart Museum of Art hosted a panel discussion and debate around technology in museums.