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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Front entrance of the Block Museum of Art.

Block Cinema screening event of ‘No Ordinary Man’ explores trans histories, representation and archives

April 24, 2022

The Block Museum screened the documentary “No Ordinary Man” alongside a discussion and workshop with co-Director Chase Joynt on Thursday. The film tells the story of Billy Tipton, a transmasculine...

Front entrance of the Block Museum of Art.

Block Museum presents “Wilmington 10 — USA 10,000” in screening event

February 21, 2022

Filmmaker Haile Gerima’s 1979 film “Wilmington 10 — USA 10,000” came to the Block Museum of Art for a screening event Friday. The film was accompanied by an introduction and Q&A with University...

The exterior of The Block Museum of Art

“Terra Femme” filmmaker Courtney Stephens holds live documentary-performance at Block

February 13, 2022

Filmmaker Courtney Stephens’ “Terra Femme” came to The Block Museum of Art Friday in a live documentary-performance format. “Terra Femme” is an all-archival film comprised of amateur travel...

In a dimly-lit, purple-hued room, two people sit together on a bench and look at two screens.

Sky Hopinka’s “Cloudless Blue Egress of Summer” exhibition reckons with colonial violence, highlights Indigenous resistance

October 5, 2021

Artist Sky Hopinka, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation and a descendant of the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, wanted to find a way to weave together the history of his family and the discrimination they...

The Block Museum of Art, 40 Arts Circle Dr. Artist Fox Maxy screened three of his short films in an event hosted by the museum.

Artist Fox Maxy discusses land and Indigenous people in his short films

November 11, 2020

Artist Fox Maxy screened three of his short films to an online audience last week through an event organized by The Block Museum of Art and NU’s Center for Native American and Indigenous Research. In...

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