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Block Museum of Art

Nortthwestern University, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

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The Block Museum is a dynamic, imaginative, and innovative teaching and learning resource for Northwestern and its surrounding communities.

Featuring a global exhibition program that crosses time periods and cultures and serves as a springboard for thought-provoking discussions relevant to our lives today. The museum also commissions new work by artists to foster connections between artists and the public through the creative process. Each year, the Block mounts exhibitions; organizes and hosts lectures, symposia, and workshops involving artists, scholars, curators, and critics; and screens classic and contemporary films at its in-house cinema. The museum also reaches national and international audiences through its traveling exhibitions, publications and website. Its growing permanent collection of approximately 5,000 works focuses primarily on prints, photography, and drawings. Located on Northwestern’s Evanston campus, The Block is free and open to all.

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