The David & Alfred Smart Museum of Art

Category: Museum

Located on the University of Chicago's Hyde Park campus, the David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art houses a permanent collection of over 7,000 objects, spanning five centuries of both Western and Eastern civilizations. The scope of its permanent collections, combined with groundbreaking special exhibitions, a focus on research and teaching by University of Chicago scholars, and distinguished outreach and educational programs geared to both adults and school age children, make the Smart one of the Midwest's most dynamic and innovative educational institutions in the visual arts.

The permanent collection ranges from ancient Greek vases and Chinese bronzes to medieval sculpture and Old Master paintings; from Frank Lloyd Wright furniture and Tiffany glass to modern sculpture by Degas, Matisse, and Rodin; and includes 20th century paintings and sculpture by Mark Rothko, Arthur Dove, Diego Rivera, Henry Moore, and Richard Hunt. The collection is presented in a series of displays integrating painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts and emphasizing art-historical context as well as content.

There is also a museum store and cafe offering sandwiches, salads, Thai food, Middle-Eastern sandwiches and baked goods.