Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University

Museums, Historical Sites, and ZoosUnited States51-200 Employees

The Block Museum is Northwestern University’s art museum. 

The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University is an engine that drives questioning, experimentation, and collaboration across fields of study, with visual arts at the center. We do this by activating art’s power as a form of insight, research, and knowledge creation that makes human experience visible and material. Fueled by diverse perspectives and ways of knowing, we create shared encounters with art and with one another to deepen understandings of the world and our place within it.


We envision a future in which:

The Block has a sustained impact on its diverse audiences who join us in asking bold questions and who find meaning in ongoing engagement with the museum.

The Block is integral to Northwestern's commitments to academic excellence, dialogue across differences, public discourse, and student sense of belonging.

 The Block is considered fundamental to teaching, learning, and research by faculty, students, and staff across all of Northwestern’s twelve schools. 

The Block consistently embodies the values and commitments of its equity statement within decision-making, in organizational culture, and in all aspects of its work.

The Block propels the work of academic art museums forward, contributing to their potential, deepening their relevance, and expanding their value.

AAM ACCREDITATION 
The Block Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums (AAM). Accreditation recognizes high standards and ensures that museums uphold their public trust.

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