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Exhibitions and Events

While the museum is temporarily closed, we invite you to explore our wide variety of virtual events.

20 Jan Wed
- Talks
  King Day Virtual Talk: (In)Justice
  
  This participatory experience, inspired by the museum’s collection and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” will explore the many meanings of justice, resistance, and faith.
  
  2:00–2:45
  Registration Required
26 Jan Tue
- Member Exclusive
  Virtual Member Lecture: Nazca Lines—Outlines as Throughlines in Nazca Art
  
  Join Andrew Hamilton, associate curator of Arts of the Americas, as he discusses the role of lines in Nazca art.
  
  5:00–5:45
  Registration Required
27 Jan Wed
- Talks
  Postponed: Virtual Talk—Playful Practices
  
  Join educators Alexis Bailey and Allison Muscolino to playfully engage with works of art through movement, conversation, and creative response.
  
  2:00–2:45
- Member Exclusive
  Postponed: Virtual Member Lecture—Ray Johnson c/o
  
  This event has been postponed.
  
  5:00–5:45
  Registration Required
28 Jan Thu
- Talks
  Virtual Conversation: Faheem Majeed and Tempestt Hazel
  
  Presented by the Society for Contemporary Art
  
  6:00–7:00
  Registration Required
29 Jan Fri
- Live Arts
  Virtual Studio: Kid Koala—Music To Draw To
  
  Artist and composer Kid Koala broadcasts live from his Montreal studio for this special Art Institute presentation of “Music To Draw To.”
  
  12:00–1:00
  Registration Required
02 Feb Tue
- Member Exclusive
  Virtual Member Lecture: Textiles and Contemporary Art
  
  Hear from curators Jordan Carter and Erica Warren as they discuss the intersections of textiles and contemporary art, opening their conversation with a focus on the work of Bisa Butler, and the Art Institute’s exhibition Bisa Butler: Portraits.
  
  5:00–5:45
  Registration Required

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