Event Year: 2026
Mon. Apr. 6th, 2026 - 2:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
Exclusive guided tour of current exhibitions with their curators. Become a SmartPartner today to get access!…
Fri. Apr. 3rd, 2026 - 12:30 PM
- 1:00 PM
Social Sciences professor Pamela C. Nogales and artist Omair Hussain discuss Pisarro’s Haymakers, on view in Smart to the Core:…
Wed. Apr. 1st, 2026 - 5:00 PM
- 7:30 PM
Artist Lu Yang speaks about her work The Great Adventure of the Material World, on view in Beyond Boundaries, with…
Sat. Mar. 28th, 2026 - 2:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
Celebrate the Smart’s new spring exhibitions, Composing Color and Beyond Boundaries, with music by DJ Duane Powell….
Fri. Mar. 13th, 2026 - 4:00 AM
- 7:00 PM
In celebration of the University of Chicago’s Year of Games, families are invited to come together and design their very…
Sat. Feb. 7th, 2026 - 1:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
John E. Ellis MD ’82 will host a listening session in the lobby of the Smart, engaging with the sound…
Fri. Jan. 16th, 2026 - 1:00 PM
- 1:30 PM
In this ongoing Smart series, University of Chicago instructors and their invited guests enter into dialogue about one specific artwork…
Fri. Jan. 30th, 2026 - 12:00 PM
- 1:00 PM
Join Carl Fuldner and Rebecca Zorach for a program exploring glass lantern slides and the materiality of image archives. In…
Sat. Feb. 14th, 2026 - 11:00 AM
- 2:00 PM
Inspired by Theaster Gates’s work in ceramics and sculpture, families will create 3-D art objects using air-dry clay. In collaboration…
Fri. Jan. 16th, 2026 - 1:00 PM
- 2:00 PM
Join a 1-hour guided tour of Theaster Gates: Unto Thee, led by Smart Museum Fellow, Ian Brundige. Please arrive 10…