On March 5, the Smart teamed up with the Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University to host a dinner and conversation at the Chicago Cultural Center. It was the third in the How to Make a Smart Museum series of public programs that explore big questions about the future of museums.

Panelists Ariana Jacob, Susy Bielak, and Prerana Reddy served up case studies that address the question: How do museums foster and support active participation?

Each presentation was followed by a chance for guests—museum professionals, artists, students, teachers, and others—to eat and share ideas.

The How to Make a Smart Museum programming series was made possible by the Efroymson Family Fund.

Additional support was provided by the Illinois Humanities Council and the Franke Institute for the Humanities.