Smart Museum of Art

The Smart Museum of Art, a gateway to knowledge in the University of Chicago has antiques from China, Renaissance Europe and paintings by the Chicago Imagists. It has a wide collection of over 10,000 objects of both Western and Eastern civilizations. The University students actively involve themselves in maintenance and preservation of the museum.

During your tour in the museum, you are always welcome at the Smart Museum Café. In the summer, you can dine outdoors at the Eden Sculpture Garden. Considered to be the most dynamic and innovative educational institutions in the visual arts, the museum features special exhibitions which educate both adults and school children.

As the art museum of the University of Chicago, the David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art promotes the understanding of the visual arts and their importance to cultural and intellectual history through direct experiences with original works of art and through an interdisciplinary approach to its collections, exhibitions, publications, and programs. These activities support life- long learning among a range of audiences including the university and the broader community.

Summer Hours: Tues – Fri 10 am - 4 pm ; Sat – Sun 11 am - 5 pm ; Galleries closed Mondays and holidays
Café and Museum Shop open daily

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Contact Information

Smart Museum of Art
University of Chicago, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave.
60637 Chicago IL

Tel. +17737020200
smart-museum@uchicago.edu
http://http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu