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The Elizabeth Allen Visiting Scholars in Art History Series returns for the spring with an online lecture titled, "When, Where and What is Medieval Art--And Why Does It Matter?" presented by Linda Safran, PhD, Associate Fellow at the Pontifical Institute of Medieval...

Efforts by Northern Illinois University and local partners to increase racial healing recently got a boost from the State of Illinois in the form of a grant to foster efforts to create a Belonging leadership council and fund public art and engagement activities in...

The Northern Illinois University Art Museum opens three exhibitions that consider narrative artwork and imagery Tuesday, January 12. The exhibitions examine artworks’ ability to chronicle or present narrative themes that relay a series of events, subjects, or use...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently announced $32.8 million in grants to support 213 humanities projects in 44 states, including a research Fellowship for Sinclair Bell, Professor of Art History at Northern Illinois University, to research the...