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Exhibitions

Current Exhibitions

Detail of The Catalan Atlas
January 26-July 21, 2019

Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture, and Exchange across Medieval Saharan Africa

This exhibition interweaves the art history, archaeology, history, and literature on trans-Saharan trade, inviting audiences to reach back toward a forgotten past. Archeological fragments transport audiences over 500 years to a time when medieval African trade routes and major cities in the Sahara drove global trade and culture.
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January 26 - July 21, 2019Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture, and Exchange across Medieval Saharan Africa
May 2-June 23, 2019

colorless green ideas sleep furiously.: 2019 Art Theory and Practice MFA Thesis Exhibition

2019 Master of Fine Arts degree candidates in the Department of Art Theory and Practice at Northwestern University present their thesis projects, concluding two years of intensive artistic development.
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May 2 - June 23, 2019colorless green ideas sleep furiously.: 2019 Art Theory and Practice MFA Thesis Exhibition

Upcoming Exhibitions

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

Past Exhibitions