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Families Tour Talk Art Making Conversation Pieces SmartPartners Opening Reception

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Screening

Film: Bumming in Beijing: The Last Dreamersa (1990)

Thur. April 23rd, 2026 – 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

A screening of Wu Wenguang’s documentary about Beijing in the late ’80s. At Max Palevsky Cinema in Ida Noyes Hall. In collaboration with Doc Films….

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General Public, Tour

Friday Tour: Composing Color

Fri. April 17th, 2026 – 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Join Smart curator Galina Mardilovich for a guided tour of Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas.…

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Art Making, Families

Family Day: Imagined Worlds

Sat. April 11th, 2026 – 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

In collaboration with Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, families will explore the colorful world of artist Alma Thomas as they invent their own mixed media planets and celestial habitats….

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At EXPO Chicago: Orbiting Alma Thomas

Thur. April 9th, 2026 – 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Artists Amanda Williams & Lindsay Adams and Danny Dunson, Director of Curatorial Affairs and Arts Education at The DuSable Black History Museum, speak with curator Galina Mardilovich on Alma Thomas….

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Cosplay Fashion Gala at The Smart

Thur. April 9th, 2026 – 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Step into a world where imagination meets artistry at the Cosplay Fashion Gala, hosted at the Smart Museum of Art in conjunction with Year of Games!…

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Chicago EXPO: South Side Night

Tue. April 7th, 2026 – 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Explore the Smart Museum of Art and the greater Hyde Park surrounding areas with late opening hours at galleries and institutions on Tuesday, April 7….

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SmartPartners, Tour

SmartPartners Exclusive: Member Tour

Mon. April 6th, 2026 – 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Exclusive guided tour of current exhibitions with their curators. Become a SmartPartner today to get access!…

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Conversation Pieces, Talk

Conversation Piece: On Camille Pisarro’s Haymakers (1890)

Fri. April 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: Wise to Power….

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In Conversation: Lu Yang & Wu Hung on the Artist’s Work

Wed. April 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 UChicago Art History professor Wu Hung. In collaboration with the CAEA….

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