NIU’s Art Museum has announced three Get on the Bus trips for the spring.
North Shore Excursion
Saturday, March 3
- Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe (Mary and Leigh Block Museum at Northwestern University)
- Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie
Bus leaves from the School of Art parking lot at 8:30 a.m. and returns at 5:30 p.m.
Transportation costs are $15 for members, $18 for students and senior citizens and $20 for all others. Holocaust Museum admission is $12 for adults and $8 for senior citizens (65 and older) and students ages 12 to 22.
Registration and payment are due Friday, Feb. 24.
Image and Text in History
Saturday, April, 14
- Tour of the Newberry Library
- Chicago Calligraphy Collective Annual Juried Exhibition
- Write Now: Artists and Letterforms (Chicago Cultural Center)
Bus leaves from the School of Art parking lot at 9 a.m. and returns at 6 p.m.
Transportation and tour costs are $20 for members, $25 for students and senior citizens and $28 for all others.
Registration and payment deadline is Friday, April 6.
In conjunction with this bus trip, Ann van Dijk, associate professor of art history, will present a lecture on illuminated manuscripts at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, in Altgeld Hall, Room 315. The lecture is free and open to the public.
ART, ARCHITECTURE, MUSEUMS, PARKS & GARDENS
Indianapolis / Columbus, Ind.
Thursday, May 31, through Sunday, June 3
Travel to the state capitol of Indiana for a full weekend exploring both public art and museum collections in the bustling city of Indianapolis and take a day trip to nearby Columbus for tours of its acclaimed modern architecture.
Details and complete inventory are available online or by telephone at (815) 753-1936.
