SMART MUSEUM OF ART THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO Free and open to the public Open today 10 am–5 pm Skip navigation VISIT EXHIBITIONS PUBLIC PRACTICE FEITLER CENTER COLLECTIONS SUPPORT ABOUT Calendar Search HAPPENING ACROSS CHICAGO Twenty-nine MacArthur Fellows featured in , a multi-site exhibition organized by the Smart Museum of Art. Richard Hunt, Why?, 1974 PLAN YOUR VISIT THANKSGIVING HOURS The Smart will be closed on Thursday and Friday of Thanksgiving week, with regular hours on Saturday and Sunday. Learn more and plan your visit » UPCOMING EVENTS Talk Adults THU. DECEMBER 2 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ART, ACTIVATION, AND REFLECTION: BLACK WALL STREET JOURNEY Social UChicago Students THU. DECEMBER 2 9:00 PM - 11:59 PM STUDY AT THE SMART Online Adults TUE. DECEMBER 7 6:30 AM BOOK LAUNCH: THE ALLURE OF MATTER Online Smart Reads THU. DECEMBER 9 6:00 PM SMART READS VIEW FULL CALENDAR EXPANDED PUBLIC HOURS The Smart Museum is returning to our pre-pandemic schedule and is now open to the public six days a week, including Thursday evenings. Plan your visit » UCHICAGO CLASS ENGAGEMENTS Staff at the Feitler Center are available to support teaching and research at the University of Chicago. Start a conversation with us » EXPLORE THE COLLECTION The objects in our collection support academic and artistic study, inspire new ideas, and foster reflection and conversation by our diverse audiences. Explore the collection online » FROM THE BLOG STEPHANIE SMITH TO SERVE AS INTERIM DIRECTOR Stephanie Smith assumes role of Interim Director of the Smart Museum of Art, bringing 25 years of experience as an arts leader, curator, and writer. INTERVIEW WITH UNYIMEABASI UDOH Unyimeabasi Udoh, a Chicago-based artist and graphic designer, and Leslie M. Wilson, the Smart Museum’s Curatorial Fellow for Diversity in the Arts (2019–2021), discuss Unyimeabasi's art practice and approach to creating the look of the exhibition not all realisms: photography in africa in the long 1960s. GÓMEZ-PEÑA’S MEX FILES: AUDIO ART & STRANGE POETRY FROM THE US/MEXICO BORDER Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, Public Media Institute, and the University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art present a year-long series of experimental audio performances from Guillermo Gómez-Peña, a performance artist, writer, activist, and MacArthur Fellow, class of 1991. SUPPORT THE SMART Now more than ever, your support of the Smart, our exhibitions, programs, and the care of our collections, is deeply appreciated. Please consider becoming a SmartPartner or making a one-time gift. Thank you! Donate now » SMART MUSEUM OF ART The University of Chicago 5550 S. Greenwood Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60637 Directions 773.702.0200 smart-museum@uchicago.edu Monday Closed Tuesday 10 am–5 pm Wednesday 10 am–5 pm Thursday 10 am–8 pm Friday 10 am–5 pm Saturday 10 am–5 pm Sunday 10 am–5 pm FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SUPPORT THE SMART Now more than ever, your support of the Smart, our exhibitions, programs, and the development and care of our collections, is deeply appreciated. Please consider becoming a SmartPartner, making a one-time or recurring gift. Thank you! DONATE NOW TOURS RENT THE SMART CALENDAR PRESS IMAGE SERVICES BLOG ACCESSIBILITY UCHICAGO ARTS Twitter Facebook Instagram Vimeo