Exhibitions: Block Museum - Northwestern University
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Fall 2022 Exhibitions

Galleries reopen September 22, 2022

Promotional image featuring watercolor by Mariah Umar of abstract organic shapes in cool blues with red and bronze accents.
September 22-December 4, 2022

Taking Shape: Abstraction from the Arab World, 1950s – 1980s

From the 1950s through the 1980s, painters and sculptors throughout the Arab world explored the challenges and possibilities of abstraction in art. “Taking Shape”, an exhibition of works from the collection of the Barjeel Art Foundation in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), presents the work of Middle Eastern and North...
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September 22 - December 4, 2022Taking Shape: Abstraction from the Arab World, 1950s – 1980s
September 22-December 4, 2022

LOOKING 101

A teaching gallery with a focus will be on helping students develop observational and analytical skills through close looking and discussion.
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September 22 - December 4, 2022LOOKING 101

Exhibition Winter 2023

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January 26-July 9, 2023

The Heart’s Knowledge: Science and Empathy in the Art of Dario Robleto

American artist Dario Robleto (b. 1972, San Antonio) explores the empathetic nature of technology in the exhibition, The Aorta of an Archivist, a multisensory encounter between art and science.
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January 26 - July 9, 2023The Heart’s Knowledge: Science and Empathy in the Art of Dario Robleto

Past Exhibitions

Exhibitions from past years