Smart Talk: What About Human Rights? Tue. Oct. 29th, 2019 - 9:00 PM - 9:00 PM The Problem with Police Police are state agents authorized to use violence to fight crime and maintain public order. However,… Learn more
First-Gen Night at the Museum Wed. May. 1st, 2019 - 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Drop by the Smart Museum and meet other first-generation college students and first-generation immigrants at the University of Chicago. This… Learn more
O-Week: Coffee and Calligraphy Thu. Sep. 26th, 2019 - 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Join your campus art museum for an O-Week wake-up! Enjoy free coffee and breakfast treats in the Smart Museum’s sculpture… Learn more
Forging Tools for the Garden and Grill Sat. Aug. 31st, 2019 - 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM with Guest Artists Hannah Hirsekorn and Jim Duignan Learn the trade of blacksmithing at the Smart Museum! Join us in… Learn more
Will Myers: Five Studies and a Postlude Fri. May. 17th, 2019 - 7:00 PM - 7:00 PM In-gallery performance of Five Studies and a Postlude, written and performed by Will Myers. The performance juxtaposes large-scale, abstract visual… Learn more
Family Day: Tees ‘n’ Totes Sat. Jun. 8th, 2019 - 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Family Days at the Smart Museum are designed to celebrate the creative potential in all of us. With new projects… Learn more
Opening Reception: Down Time Thu. Oct. 24th, 2019 - 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Join the Smart Museum and UChicago student curators for an evening celebration of Down Time: On the Art of Retreat…. Learn more
M(otherhood) Part I Thu. Apr. 11th, 2019 - 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM In this two-part program presented in collaboration with the University of Chicago Library’s Special Collections Research Center and the Poetry… Learn more
Brother El: Sonic Abstractions Sat. Mar. 16th, 2019 - 2:00 PM - 2:00 PM Lional “Brother El” Freeman performs a series of four Live PA electronic compositions commissioned in conjunction with Solidary & Solitary…. Learn more
Tour and Book Discussion: The Best We Could Do Tue. Apr. 16th, 2019 - 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM A tour and discussion of Thi Bui’s The Best We Could Do presented in collaboration with the UChicago Common Book… Learn more