A group show based on a national call for entry, “Stories From My Childhood” explores both dark childhood experiences...
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NIU Art Museum to host in-person lectures with award-winning illustrator and author
The Northern Illinois University Art Museum is pleased to present three in-person lectures related to their Children’s...
NIU Art Museum hosts virtual talks with internationally acclaimed historian Leonard S. Marcus
The Northern Illinois University Art Museum is pleased to present three virtual lectures related to their Children’s...
Art From Home: Ayomi Yoshida
In this ongoing series, Peter Olson, assistant director of the NIU Art Museum will discuss pieces in his personal art collection. This installment is on work of Ayomi Yoshida.
Art From Home: Gabor Peterdi
In this ongoing series, Peter Olson, assistant director of the NIU Art Museum will discuss pieces in his personal art collection. In this edition he discusses Gabor Peterdi's "Wistaria."
NIU Art Museum puts School of Art and Design Faculty Biennial exhibition online
The NIU Art Museum has put a virtual exhibition of artwork in the recent School of Art and Design Faculty Biennial Exhibition online. The exhibition was scheduled to run from January 14 - March 18, but closed a few days early because of the coronavirus Covid-19 public...
NIU Art Museum opens School of Art and Design Faculty Biennial exhibition Jan. 14
The NIU Art Museum’s School of Art and Design Faculty Biennial exhibition opens Tuesday, January 14 with a public reception on Thursday, January 23 from 5-7 p.m. Shown every two years, this invitational exhibit features recent artwork and scholarship by current...
NIU dance students present “Your Excellency” in the NIU Art Museum galleries
In conjunction with the NIU Art Museum exhibition, Exploring Aspects of War In and Through the Visual Arts, NIU School of Theatre and Dance students perform Your Excellency, at the NIU Art Museum, Sunday, November 10 at 1 p.m., Tuesday, November 12 at 12:30 p.m. and...
Exploring Aspects of War In and Through the Visual Arts at the NIU Art Museum open through November 13
Visitors can now enjoy an extended opportunity to view the NIU Art Museum’s exhibition Exploring Aspects of War In and Through the Visual Arts through November 13. Artworks on display were created by both military veteran and civilian artists during and after...
‘Exploring Aspects of War In and Through the Visual Arts’ opens August 27 at NIU Art Museum
The Northern Illinois University Art Museum’s exhibition Exploring Aspects of War In and Through the Visual Arts tackles the complex relationship of art in the depiction of war. The exhibition opens Tuesday, August 27 and continues on view through October 18, 2019....
DATA Exhibition Suite opens at NIU Art Museum, March 28
The Northern Illinois University Art Museum’s spring DATA Exhibition Suite delves into the array of manner in which data surrounds us, impacts us and is interpreted. Four exhibitions open on March 28 with a public opening reception from 5 – 8 p.m. with informal artist...
Interpretive Dance in the NIU Art Museum, Feb. 7, 8 and 10
Advanced dance students from the NIU School of Theatre and Dance will perform kinetic interpretations of select works of visual art in the galleries of the NIU Art Museum (first floor, Altgeld Hall). Students chose and choreographed their individual short responses to...