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Mary & Leigh Bock Museum of Art
The Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art has three galleries that offer rotating exhibitions presenting art across time, culture and media. Exhibitions, collections and film screenings bring the works of world-renowned artists and visionaries to Northwestern and the Chicago area. Facilities offer four galleries to showcase temporary exhibitions, the Eloise W. Martin Study Center to display individual works from museum collections, and a 150-seat auditorium to screen films programmed by Block Cinema.
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Hrs: Tue. 10AM-5PM, Wed.-Fri. 10AM-8PM, Sat.-Sun. 10AM-5PM.
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FUN FACTS
– Vincent Van Gogh created over 2,000 works during his lifetime. However, he was only ever able to sell one of his paintings while he was alive.
– Leonardo Da Vinci was left-handed. He took notes from right-to-left instead of the English language standard left-to-right.
– Pablo Picasso was arrested and questioned regarding the theft of Mona Lisa in 1911. He was released without being charged.
– In late 1961, Henri Matisse’s painting “Le Bateau” was hung upside down at the Museum of Modern Art in New York for 46 days before anyone noticed.
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Mary & Leigh Bock Museum of Art
The Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art has three galleries that offer rotating exhibitions presenting art across time, culture and media. Exhibitions, collections and film screenings bring the works of world-renowned artists and visionaries to Northwestern and the Chicago area. Facilities offer four galleries to showcase temporary exhibitions, the Eloise W. Martin Study Center to display individual works from museum collections, and a 150-seat auditorium to screen films programmed by Block Cinema.
contact info
Hrs: www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
Prepared by FieldTripDirectory.com
Art Museum Lesson Plan
FUN FACTS
– Vincent Van Gogh created over 2,000 works during his lifetime. However, he was only ever able to sell one of his paintings while he was alive.
– Leonardo Da Vinci was left-handed. He took notes from right-to-left instead of the English language standard left-to-right.
– Pablo Picasso was arrested and questioned regarding the theft of Mona Lisa in 1911. He was released without being charged.
– In late 1961, Henri Matisse’s painting “Le Bateau” was hung upside down at the Museum of Modern Art in New York for 46 days before anyone noticed.
View Lesson Plan>>ABOUT
Mary & Leigh Bock Museum of Art
The Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art has three galleries that offer rotating exhibitions presenting art across time, culture and media. Exhibitions, collections and film screenings bring the works of world-renowned artists and visionaries to Northwestern and the Chicago area. Facilities offer four galleries to showcase temporary exhibitions, the Eloise W. Martin Study Center to display individual works from museum collections, and a 150-seat auditorium to screen films programmed by Block Cinema.
contact info
Hrs: Tue. 10AM-5PM, Wed.-Fri. 10AM-8PM, Sat.-Sun. 10AM-5PM.
HELPFUL LESSON PLAN(S)
Prepared by FieldTripDirectory.com
Art Museum Lesson Plan
FUN FACTS
– Vincent Van Gogh created over 2,000 works during his lifetime. However, he was only ever able to sell one of his paintings while he was alive.
– Leonardo Da Vinci was left-handed. He took notes from right-to-left instead of the English language standard left-to-right.
– Pablo Picasso was arrested and questioned regarding the theft of Mona Lisa in 1911. He was released without being charged.
– In late 1961, Henri Matisse’s painting “Le Bateau” was hung upside down at the Museum of Modern Art in New York for 46 days before anyone noticed.
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