Smart Salon x Chicago Forum Student Advisory Board: Curating Curiosity Thu. Apr. 10th, 2025 - 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Co-convened by the Chicago Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression‘s Student Advisory Board, join a lively discussion about how curatorial… Learn more
Smart Salon: Temptation and Pacific Geopolitics in the 19th century Tue. Apr. 16th, 2024 - 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Virtual event Kimura Kaishu’s 1907 hanging scroll Temptation inspires a virtual roundtable discussion about the events surrounding the US annexation… Learn more
Art After Dark: Cyphers, Magic Ink and Letterlocking—Oh, My! Wed. Apr. 13th, 2022 - 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM The absence of Bob Thompson’s words describing his art is often mentioned when trying to define his works. What if… Learn more
Poetry Performances: Catcher in the Rhyme Thu. Apr. 17th, 2025 - 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Join University of Chicago’s student poetry group “Catcher in the Rhyme” for a poetry presentation, embedded in the vibrant Give… Learn more
Take Care with Art After Dark: A Book for All Ages Wed. Apr. 28th, 2021 - 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Do you love books? Do you read them, do you write them, do you work in a journal, have you… Learn more
On the Long 1960s: Sam Nhlengethwa and Boitumelo Tumi Tlhoaele Wed. Apr. 5th, 2023 - 12:00 PM - 12:00 PM Virtual conversation What is our nostalgia for the 1960s? Why does this moment revisit us again and again? How do… Learn more
Health Humanities in Times of Crisis Fri. Apr. 23rd, 2021 - 10:45 AM - 5:00 PM The first Health Humanities Symposium at the University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art explores the relationship between health, healing,… Learn more
Smart Reads: Home Is Not a Country Wed. Apr. 26th, 2023 - 6:00 PM - 6:00 PM Virtual gathering Join in the Smart Museum of Art’s virtual book club! The Smart Reads series continues in April with… Learn more
Graduate Student Mixer: Women, Textiles, Development! Wed. Apr. 9th, 2025 - 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Join us for the Graduate Student Mixer: Women, Textiles, Development! This immersive experience will highlight the weaving styles of the… Learn more
Bauhaus Tea Party, Part I Thu. Apr. 25th, 2019 - 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM In conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus school of design, this two-part program explores Bauhaus-connected… Learn more