{"article":{"id":937,"title":"COVID-19 Updates and Temporary Area Museum Closures","excerpt":"","body":"<html><head></head><body><figure class=\"image\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417959/s9i8bphorwam5rrtkdk5.png\"></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>A note from the CGN publisher:&nbsp;</i><br><br>As we are all highly aware, many public events have been or may be cancelled out of an abundance of caution because of Coronavirus. Most area art spaces will be closed temporarily in the interest of public safety and in order to slow the spread of COVID-19. In many cases galleries are closed or open by appt. only but they are reachable by email and phone. While everyone is committed to keeping their spaces clean and to keeping visitors safe above all, we advise you to contact galleries and art venues directly before showing up to visit in person. Most museums have announcements about their particular changes on their website.</p><p>At the end of this post is a list of area museum closures and art fair updates that we have been able to confirm as of 3/13/20. Most links go directly to the organization's own COVID-19 update.</p><p>We do encourage you to view exhibitions <a href=\"http://chicagogallerynews.benchurl.com/c/l?u=A17A9CB&amp;e=FF9C42&amp;c=F57F7&amp;t=0&amp;l=191E6FCD&amp;email=alfDBahtH%2BnRxvjOspN2WY9nNPuw6lIV&amp;seq=3\">online</a>! You have full permission, and probably time, to surf and scroll away. Many excellent shows that are installed in galleries now are also largely viewable from the comfort of your couch. There are even a couple of online-only auctions coming up at Hindman and Susanin's this month, so you can buy amazing art and antiques from home. We invite you to browse the endless amount of art on&nbsp;CGN's website and calendar, and to check us out on <a href=\"http://chicagogallerynews.benchurl.com/c/l?u=A17A835&amp;e=FF9C42&amp;c=F57F7&amp;t=0&amp;l=191E6FCD&amp;email=alfDBahtH%2BnRxvjOspN2WY9nNPuw6lIV&amp;seq=1\">Instagram</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>In honor of this extended home stay, we also came up with a short list of spaces that have enough content in their video archives to keep you entertained and informed for a long time:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2020/3/art-spaces-go-digital-intangible-connections\">Here is Part I</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2020/3/art-spaces-go-digital-virtual-connections-to-art-part-ii\">Here is Part II</a></p><p>Watch for virtual gallery hops next!&nbsp;<br><br>Stay healthy, and <i>please</i> don't forget about the art, and the artists who create it! Keep the faith that one day soon all of these marvelous spaces and institutions will once again welcome us back in for amazing art and culture.</p><p>We will see you in the galleries again soon.&nbsp;<br><br><i>– Ginny Van Alyea, CGN Publisher</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class=\"lead\">Confirmed museum closures and art event cancellations that we know of (3/15/20)</p><ul><li><a href=\"artic.edu\">The Art Institute of Chicago</a> is closed March 14–27</li><li><a href=\"https://mcachicago.org\">MCA</a> - closed through March 29 (updated from earlier)</li><li><a href=\"https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_culturalcenter.html\">Chicago Cultural Center</a> - closed through April 12 (updated from earlier)</li><li>Clarke House Museum - closed through April 12</li><li>Exhibitions at Expo 72 - closed through April 12</li><li>City Gallery in the Historic Water Tower - closed through April 12</li><li>Millennium Park remains open, but Cloud Gate Plaza is closed (The Bean)</li><li>Lincoln Park Zoo is closed through April 10</li><li><a href=\"https://us9.campaign-archive.com/?e=[UNIQID]&amp;u=904f932038284b4d9eea69636&amp;id=506fe10c31\">Block Museum of Art</a> - Museum events scheduled March 12 to April 15 cancelled</li><li><a href=\"https://www.elmhurstartmuseum.org\">Elmhurst Art Museum</a> - closed until April 1</li><li><a href=\"https://rockfordartmuseum.org/connect/news/348-rockford-art-museum-statement-about-covid-19\">Rockford Art Museum</a> - some events cancelled</li><li>The Shedd Aquarium - closed March 13–29</li><li>The Field Museum - closed March 14–29</li><li>Adler Planetarium - closed as of March 14. All events will be rescheduled or cancelled through May 1</li><li>The Museum of Science and Industry - closed March 14-April 6</li><li>The Chicago Flower and Garden Show has been cancelled</li><li><a href=\"https://www.theotherartfair.com\">The Other Art Fair</a> has been postponed until fall 2020</li><li>The <a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2020/3/merchandise-mart-cancels-shows-thru-june-2020-including-chicago-antiques-art-design-show\">Chicago Antiques Art + Design Fair</a> has been postponed until fall 2020</li><li>Chicago Artist Coalition's <a href=\"https://chicagoartistscoalition.org/get-involved/annual-benefit\">Work in Progress</a> benefit has been postponed</li><li><a href=\"https://www.dusablemuseum.org\">DuSable Museum</a> closed through March 31</li><li><a href=\"https://www.manacontemporary.com\">Mana Contemporary</a> is closed until further notice</li><li><a href=\"http://nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org\">National Museum of Mexican Art</a> - all events are postponed.</li><li><a href=\"https://arts.uchicago.edu/logan-center/covid-19-update\">Hyde Park Art Center</a> – closed until further notice</li><li>University of Chicago and <a href=\"https://arts.uchicago.edu/logan-center/covid-19-update\">Logan Center</a> announced that large events and gatherings were being suspended on campus through April 15</li><li><a href=\"https://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/blog/covid-19-updates/\">Smart Museum</a> - closed March 15-30</li><li><a href=\"https://www.mocp.org/collection/index.php\">Museum of Contemporary Photography</a> - reopening April 9</li><li><a href=\"https://kam.illinois.edu/news/covid-19-information-and-resources\">Krannert Art Museum</a> - closed until further notice</li><li><a href=\"https://www.artsclubchicago.org/temporary-closure-due-to-covid-19/\">The Arts Club</a> - closed until further notice</li><li><a href=\"http://driehausmuseum.org/visit/plan-your-visit\">Driehaus Museum</a> - closed until further notice</li><li><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/chicago-artists-coalition-cac\">Chicago Artists Coalition</a> - closed until further notice</li><li><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/water-street-studios\">Water Street Studios</a> - closed March 15-29</li><li>Haggerty Museum of Art Community - closed March 15-April 10</li><li><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/intuit-the-center-for-intuitive-and-outsider-art\">Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art</a> - closed March 15-31</li><li><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/charles-allis-art-museum\">Charles Allis</a> and <a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/villa-terrace-decorative-arts-museum\">Villa Terrace Museums</a> - closed thru April 30</li><li><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/the-renaissance-society\">The Renaissance Society</a> - closed March 15-April 18</li><li><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/jean-albano-gallery\">Jean Albano Gallery</a> - by appointment only. Lee Grantham exhibition will still open on Friday April 3, 2020.</li><li><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/lubeznik-center-for-the-arts--2\">Lubeznik Art center</a> - closed until April 6.</li><li><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/r-s-johnson-fine-art\">R.S. Johnson</a> - closed until further notice</li><li><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/the-art-center-highland-park--3\">The Art Center Highland Park</a> - closed until further notice</li><li><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/kavi-gupta\">Kavi Gupta</a> - by appointment only</li><li><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/gallery-victor-armendariz\">Gallery Victor Armendariz</a> - by appointment only</li><li>Regards - by appointment only</li><li>Andrew Rafacz - closed until further notice</li><li><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/snite-museum-of-art\">Snite Museum of Art</a> - closed until April 13</li><li>Both <a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/adventureland-gallery\">Adventureland</a> and <a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/the-dime\">The Dime</a> – open by appointment only until the end of April.</li><li><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/northern-illinois-university-niu-art-museum\">Northern Illinois University Museum of Ar</a>t - closed until at least April 6</li><li><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/fermilab-art-gallery\">Fermilab</a> - All public events and tours are cancelled or postponed through the end of April.</li><li><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/weinberg-newton-gallery\">Weinberg/Newton Gallery</a> - closed until March 31</li><li><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/carl-hammer-gallery\">Carl Hammer Gallery</a> - closed until March 31</li><li>Art on theMART - postponed until further notice</li><li><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/evanston-art-center--3\">Evanston Art Center</a> - closed through April 12</li><li><a href=\"https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/art-de-triumph-artful-framer-studios\">Art De Triumph &amp; Artful Framers Studio</a> 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The reopening is timed to coincide with Veterans Day. Active military personnel, veterans and their families will receive free admission that day.</p><p><br></p><p>The project includes a redesigned Lillian &amp; Larry Goodman Auditorium and Gallery, an enlarged lobby in the Shapiro Family Foundation Welcome Center, and a refreshed Resilience Hall with an expanded stage for presentations and public programs.</p><p><br></p><p>Updates to the Zev &amp; Shifra Karkomi Holocaust Exhibition include additional material on the roots of antisemitism, the story of Chicago resident Leo Edelman, and the experiences of other groups targeted by the Nazis. A new reflection gallery, accessible from the exhibition, offers visitors a quiet space during and after their visit.</p><p><br></p><p>“Every visitor’s experience now begins differently and runs deeper,” said Kelley Szany, the Museum’s senior vice president of education and exhibitions. “The new welcome center sets the tone from the moment people arrive, the enhanced core Holocaust exhibition brings the history and the voices of survivors into sharper focus, and our new auditorium gives us a place to gather, listen, and talk about what it means for our communities today.”</p><p><br></p><p>Existing attractions, including the virtual reality theater, the interactive Survivor Stories Experience holographic theater, the Take A Stand Center and the Voices of Genocide Exhibition, will remain part of the Museum’s offerings.</p><p><br></p><p>Following the reopening,&nbsp;<em>Blacklist: The Hollywood Red Scare</em>&nbsp;will open November 15 in the special exhibition gallery. Created by and on loan from Jewish Museum Milwaukee, the exhibition examines the intersections of politics, antisemitism, freedom of speech and national security during the Red Scare of the 1940s and 1950s. It will remain on view through March 2027.</p><p><br></p><p>The Museum’s satellite location in Chicago’s River North neighborhood, <span style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13);\">Experience360, </span>will remain open through December 31, 2026. The downtown space opened during the Skokie renovation to provide continued access to the Museum’s immersive exhibitions.</p><p><br></p><p>For information and ticket reservations, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ilholocaustmuseum.org</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">Image: Museum exterior. 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Partners include the Richard Hunt Legacy Foundation, Adler University, CAI Designs, Chicago Public Art Group, Chicago Sculpture Exhibit and Diasporal Rhythms.</p><p><br></p><p>Born and raised on Chicago’s South Side, Hunt developed an internationally recognized practice while continuing to live and work in his hometown. His welded metal sculptures brought together abstract forms, references to the natural world and an enduring interest in freedom and social justice.</p><p><br></p><p>Hunt identified attending Emmett Till’s funeral in 1955 as a turning point in his artistic life. Till had lived just two blocks from Hunt’s home. Decades later, Hunt’s public commissions would honor figures including Martin Luther King Jr., Mary McLeod Bethune, Jesse Owens and Ida B. Wells, while also addressing the Middle Passage and the Great Migration.</p><p>In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson appointed Hunt to the National Council on the Arts, where he became its first African American member. In 1971, at age 35, he became the first African American sculptor to receive a retrospective at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. His career encompassed more than 150 solo exhibitions and more than 160 public art installations.</p><p><br></p><p><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1791479104/lltcodkx39gd8sbhtus1.png\"></p><p><em style=\"color: rgb(136, 136, 136);\">Richard Hunt with artist Chris Devins, who recently completed a mural honoring the sculptor in Hyde Park. Photo courtesy of Chris Devins.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Recent projects in Chicago offer new ways to encounter Hunt’s work and history. This fall, the Logan Center opened the Hunt, a café honoring the artist. Created and designed by Little Black Pearl founder and executive director Monica Haslip, the space incorporates two Hunt sculptures, African art, archival materials and photographs by Sandro Miller.</p><p>In Hyde Park, artist Chris Devins and historian Michelle Duster have brought a mural of Hunt to 1515–19 E. 54th Street. The portrait is based on photographs Devins took in Hunt’s studio before the sculptor’s death.</p><p><br></p><p>“Richard Hunt was a giant in the arts world and people need to see what he looked like and be inspired by his legacy,” Devins said.</p><p><br></p><p>Pigment International’s dedication also reflects its own relationship with Hunt. 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