Avant-garde filmmaker James Benning’s “11 x 14” bores audiences at first, but over the span of its 80 minute runtime, it reveals why it’s a staple of experimental filmmaking. Its singular nature...

Photographer Cara Romero’s photo, “Amber Morningstar,” draws inspiration from her husband's family tradition of doll collecting — a tradition Romero passed down to their daughter — and the lack...

The Block Museum of Art has once again earned accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, the highest recognition for American museums, a feat achieved by only 31 other Illinois museums and 1,080...

In a conversation Saturday afternoon in the McCormick Auditorium of Norris University Center, the Block Museum of Art’s Artist-at-Large Dario Robleto discussed the intersection between science and empathy...

Before the last academic year, the Block Museum Student Associates, then known as student docents, had few responsibilities and roles at the museum.  Now, the associates lead tours, facilitate public...