Exhibitions: Block Museum - Northwestern University
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Exhibitions

Current Exhibitions

February 4-June 14, 2026

Teresa Montoya’s Tó Łitso (Yellow Water): Ten Years after the Gold King Mine Spill

Organized in close consultation with artist and anthropologist Teresa Montoya (Diné), Tó Łitso (Yellow Water): Mapping Waterscapes explores the enduring consequences of the 2015 Gold King Mine spill through a powerful assemblage of photography, sound, scientific data, and cartographic inquiry.
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February 4 - June 14, 2026Teresa Montoya’s Tó Łitso (Yellow Water): Ten Years after the Gold King Mine Spill
February 4-June 14, 2026

Hamdia Traoré’s “Des marabouts de Djenné” and Muslim Portraiture in Mali

Hamdia Traoré’s “Des marabouts de Djenné” and Muslim Portraiture in Mali
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February 4 - June 14, 2026Hamdia Traoré’s “Des marabouts de Djenné” and Muslim Portraiture in Mali
May 8-June 14, 2026

We can make any two stories touch: 2026 Art Theory and Practice MFA Thesis Exhibition

2025 Master of Fine Arts degree candidates — present their thesis projects and conclude their residencies in the Department of Art Theory and Practice at Northwestern University.
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May 8 - June 14, 2026We can make any two stories touch: 2026 Art Theory and Practice MFA Thesis Exhibition
Sammy Beloji, Raccord #1, Cité de Kawama, 2011. Digital inkjet print on Baryta paper.
March 21-June 14, 2026

Beneath the Surface: Labor and Consumerism

Beneath the Surface brings together artworks and advertising from the Block Museum collection and the Herskovits Library of African Studies to make us think about how extractive industries rely on visual strategies to promote consumption, obscure labor, and elevate luxury.
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March 21 - June 14, 2026Beneath the Surface: Labor and Consumerism
February 4-June 14, 2026

The Block Collects: Sol Lewitt, Wall Drawing 215

Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing #215 is a site-specific “location drawing” realized directly on the gallery wall through a set of written instructions.
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February 4 - June 14, 2026The Block Collects: Sol Lewitt, Wall Drawing 215

Future Exhibitions

September 9-December 6, 2026

Picturing the Modern Metropolis: Prints and Photographs from The Block's Collection

Picturing the Modern Metropolis: Prints and Photographs from The Block's Collection
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September 9 - December 6, 2026Picturing the Modern Metropolis: Prints and Photographs from The Block's Collection

Past Exhibitions

Exhibitions from past years