Smart Museum of Art

The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art houses a permanent collection of over 10,000 objects, spanning five millennium of both Western and Eastern civilizations.  The scope of its permanent collections, combined with groundbreaking special exhibitions, this focus on research and teaching by University of Chicago scholars, and distinguished outreach and educational programs geared to both adults and school age children. This makes the Smart Museum one of the Midwest's most dynamic and innovative educational institutions in the visual arts.