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165 events from Tuesday, October 1, 2013 through Wednesday, October 1, 2014 within Contemporary
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Wednesday, October 2, 2013
2:00PM–3:00PM
Guided tour
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Friday, October 4, 2013
2:00PM–2:30PM
30-minute guided tour
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Saturday, October 5, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Saturday, October 5, 2013
2:00PM–3:00PM
Artist lecture
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Monday, October 7, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, October 9, 2013
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Thursday, October 10, 2013
6:00PM–7:00PM
Hosted by the Society for Contemporary Art
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Saturday, October 12, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Saturday, October 12, 2013
2:00PM–3:00PM
Guided tour in Spanish
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Monday, October 14, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Family
Saturday, October 19, 2013
11:00AM–4:00PM
Art-making workshop ages 13-19
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Saturday, October 19, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, October 21, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, October 26, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, October 28, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Thursday, October 31, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Saturday, November 2, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Saturday, November 2, 2013
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Monday, November 4, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, November 9, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, November 11, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, November 16, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, November 18, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, November 23, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, November 25, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, November 30, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, December 2, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, December 7, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Saturday, December 7, 2013
2:00PM–3:00PM
Artist lecture
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Monday, December 9, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, December 14, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, December 16, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, December 21, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, December 23, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, December 28, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, December 30, 2013
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, January 4, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, January 6, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, January 11, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, January 13, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, January 18, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, January 20, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, January 25, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, January 27, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, February 1, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, February 3, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, February 8, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, February 10, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, February 15, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, February 17, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, February 22, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, February 24, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, March 1, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, March 3, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, March 8, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, March 10, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, March 15, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, March 17, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, March 22, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, March 24, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, March 29, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, March 31, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, April 5, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, April 7, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, April 12, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, April 14, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, April 19, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, April 21, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, April 26, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, April 28, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, May 3, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, May 5, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, May 10, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, May 12, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, May 17, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, May 19, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, May 24, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, May 26, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, May 31, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, June 2, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, June 7, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, June 9, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, June 14, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, June 16, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, June 18, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, June 21, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, June 23, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, June 28, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, June 30, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, July 5, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, July 7, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, July 12, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, July 14, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, July 16, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, July 19, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, July 21, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, July 26, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, July 28, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, August 2, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, August 4, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, August 9, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, August 11, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, August 16, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, August 18, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, August 23, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, August 25, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, August 30, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, September 1, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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2:00PM–3:00PM
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12:00PM–1:00PM
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12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, September 13, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, September 15, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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2:00PM–3:00PM
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2:00PM–3:00PM
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Saturday, September 27, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Monday, September 29, 2014
12:00PM–1:00PM
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Wednesday, October 1, 2014
2:00PM–3:00PM
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Through October 06, 2013
Gallery 107
This exhibition affords a rare opportunity to view several prints from the famous "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji" series, including three versions of "The Great Wave."
Ongoing
Galleries 150–154
Through over 550 works, these stunning new galleries present the origins and early development of Western art from the third millennium B.C. to the time of the great Byzantine Empire.
Through January 05, 2014
Galleries 188–189
The first museum exhibition on photographer Shomei Tomatsu (1930–2012) since his death, this presentation is also the first to focus on Tomatsu’s long fascination with Japan’s southern islands.
Through January 05, 2014
Galleries 283–285
Work by fashion designer Issey Miyake, architect Greg Lynn, and Dutch designers Scholten & Baijings explores how research and experimentation are driving new forms of architecture and design.
Upcoming Exhibitions
October 17, 2013–January 9, 2014
Galleries 202 and 202A
An exceptional loan from the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Artemisia Gentileschi’s sensational "Judith Slaying Holofernes" (c. 1620) comes to Chicago for the first time.
October 14, 2013–January 12, 2014
Gallery 291
This disturbing eight-channel video installation explores the often repressed, always sensitive, and newly urgent subject of sexual violence against women on the Indian subcontinent.
November 12, 2013–January 27, 2014
Regenstein Hall
Member Preview: November 9–11
Examine the many meanings and interpretations of eating in America through over 75 paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts from the 18th through the 20th century.
October 24, 2013–January 26, 2014
Galleries 182–184
The first U.S. museum exhibition of Berlin-based artist Monika Baer's work, this presentation reflects the diversity of the artist’s practice—both conceptual and performative, spare and sensuous.
