Bronze sculptures located near the construction site have been either removed or wrapped for protection. Chicago Ave., just south of the Active Endeavors store at Chicago Avenue and Davis Street. The move went smoothly, says Assistant Director Mary Stewart, thanks to on- campus support. Storage Co. It presented a challenge to sort through the accumulation of nearly 20 years of records and materials. During the construction phase, the Block Museum will continue to offer education programs throughout the 1999-2000 school year in nearby campus venues.
Parking is available in the library's basement garage.
This fall the topic will focus on Art in Transition as part of the Chicago Millennium Project. The series is part of a four-year research project that will result in a major exhibition at the Block Museum opening in September 2001. The Block Museum's special guided Members Only Art Tour visits the Farns- worth House and Sculpture Garden in Plano, Ill., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 23. An icon of 20th century architecture, the Farnsworth House is the first domestic structure designed by Mies van der Rohe after his arrival in the United States in 1938. Admission to the lecture is free.