Human create art for another human to enjoy. So an art museum like this is a culmination of enjoyable feeling you can have. Out from this facility if you really enjoyed it, you will feel recharged.
May 2022
Very emotional experience but the awareness of it brings knowledge and awareness of where we have become individually and collectively...
March 2022
Hidden gem. Lovely, well curated collection of surprising quality and inclusion. Friendly, helpful staff; easy, reasonable parking ($9 before 4pm on weekdays), and just the right size to walk off lunch with a bit of culture. Bonus: it's free.
The Block Museum of Art is a dynamic, imaginative, and innovative teaching and learning resource for Northwestern University and its surrounding communities, featuring a global exhibition program that crosses time periods and cultures and serves as a springboard for thought-provoking discussions. The Block mounts exhibitions; commissions new work; organizes lectures, symposia, and workshops; and screens classic and contemporary films at its in-house cinema. With over 6,000 artworks, the permanent collection of the Block Museum boasts rich and diverse holdings of prints, drawings, and photography and continues to expand its holdings of works in every medium that that support the museum’s global and interdisciplinary mission.
