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Art to Live With: Oct 1 – 6, 2024 Art to Live With offers UChicago students living in residence halls the unique opportunity to borrow original works of art to display in their dorm rooms….
The Hyde Park Jazz Festival returns to the Smart Museum of Art’s courtyard with performances by the Maggie Brown Ensemble (1:00PM – 2:00PM) and Mai Sugimoto Trio (2:45PM – 3:45PM). For the complete schedule and…
The Smart Museum of Art is home to the Brooks McCormick, Jr. Collection of Japanese Prints—featuring 1,146 Japanese prints, primarily color woodblock prints from the late Edo (1615–1868) and Meiji (1868–1912) periods. The collection includes…
Make—then fly—your own kites in celebration of the final weekend of Meiji Modern at the Smart Museum of Art. Get inspired by Meiji prints on view, decorate paper with stamps and designs, and then assemble…
SmartPartners are invited to join us for an exclusive closing-week curatorial tour of Meiji Modern. Organized exclusively for the SmartPartners, this program offers a unique opportunity to explore Meiji Modern with exhibition co-curator Chelsea Foxwell,…
What are we to make of the explicit imagery in the print Seaside Bathing? Meiji Modern is full of intriguing and surprising works. Seaside Bathing, attributed to Terasaki Kogyo, might be especially intriguing, or even…
Art to Live With—one of the first university art rental programs in the country—is celebrating 66 years at the University of Chicago over Alumni Weekend. Drop by the Smart Museum of Art to view a…
Join UChicago graduate and undergraduate students from a wide array of disciplines for short reflections on selected objects in Meiji Modern. The gallery talks offer an opportunity for the UChicago community to closely look and…
Join Meiji Modern co-curator Chelsea Foxwell and librarian Ayako Yoshimura for an exploration of the intricacies of dress and identity during Meiji-era Japan. Participants are invited to look closely at key artworks in the exhibition…
Prepare for finals and make some art at the Smart! Open exclusively for UChicago students on the eve of reading period, Study at the Smart offers an inspirational environment where you can study with friends….