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The Block Museum reopens on September 21st

September 21-December 8, 2019

Pop América, 1965–1975

Pop América is the first exhibition to unify Latin American expressions of Pop and explore how its bold and colorful imagery, references to mass culture, and representations of everyday objects, signs, and symbols were embraced by artists working across the hemisphere.

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September 21 - December 8, 2019Pop América, 1965–1975

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Take a Campus Art Walk

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A collection of sculptural works, free and open to all.

While The Block Museum is closed - grab a map and take a campus art walk! These sixteen sculptures were gifts to Northwestern University by donors Mary and Leigh Block and other supporters. They are located outdoors and in indoor public spaces around Northwestern’s Arts Circle, as well as in a sculpture garden designed by renowned Chicago architect John Vinci. Grab a map at the museum or the link below and call in to our cell phone audio guide.

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“For our campus community and the many publics we serve, The Block is a space for examining assumptions, reframing questions and bridging perspectives. We believe deeply in the capacity of art encounters to catalyze thinking about what is at stake for us in our lives. We invite all of our visitors to join us in sharing art experiences as springboards for thinking critically about who we are, where we have been, and where we are going.”

– Lisa Corrin, The Block Museum Ellen Philips Katz Director

News from The Block Museum

How Gold Shaped the World

August 12, 2019 - he Block Museum of Art’s Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs Kathleen Bickford Berzock moderated a conversation with NYU’s Robyn d’Avignon and Northwestern faculty Rebecca Zorach and Marc Walton—specialists from anthropology, art history, and material science—as they excavated the story of gold’s timeless power.

Meet our 2019 Summer Interns: Mary Pedraza and Madeline Hultquist

August 5, 2019 - The Block Museum is proud to continue its paid summer internship program by welcoming Mary Pedraza and Madeline Hultquist this summer.

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