Family Day: Coke Boats & Floats Sat. Apr. 4th, 2020 - 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Cancelled Out of an abundance of caution and in support of evolving public health measures related to the coronavirus (COVID-19),… 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
Festival of Lights Fri. Dec. 30th, 2016 - 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM Join the Smart Museum of Art and our community partner, The Mother Board, for a family celebration to ring in… Learn more
Study at the Smart Thu. Dec. 3rd, 2015 - 9:00 PM - 11:59 PM UChicago students—prepare for finals amidst inspiring art in the Smart’s galleries. Power outlets, wi-fi, free pizza, coffee, and other late-night… Learn more
Gallery Talk: Expressionist Impulses Sat. Dec. 12th, 2015 - 2:00 PM - 2:00 PM Curator Richard A. Born and Professor Reinhold Heller discuss the art on view in the special exhibition Expressionist Impulses. Born… Learn more
Gallery Talk: David Getsy on The Hysterical Material Thu. Oct. 26th, 2017 - 6:00 PM - 6:00 PM David Getsy examines the body as material, tool, and subject in the work of Auguste Rodin and Bruce Nauman, paying… Learn more
Grandma’s Kitchen Thu. May. 4th, 2017 - 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Grandma’s Kitchen is a series of pop-up interpretive experiences designed and hosted by Smart Museum Docent Josephine McEntee and Red… Learn more
Performing Perceptions Wed. Mar. 14th, 2018 - 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Join us for an evening of dance, sound, and avant-garde performance inspired by the artwork on view in the special… Learn more
Art-B-Q Thu. Oct. 4th, 2018 - 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Back-to-school cookout and preview of the Art to Live With collection. Drop in for free food, jam to student bands,… Learn more
Inflata-Dorm Thu. Sep. 29th, 2016 - 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Join us for a back-to-school BBQ celebrating art and architecture. Help to build a gigantic inflatable dorm sculpture inspired by… Learn more