The Elmhurst Art Museum is pleased to announce the opening of two new exhibitions, Legacies: Selections from the Elmhurst Art Museum Permanent Collection & CROSSINGS by Bernard Williams. We invite you to join us for an Opening Reception, Friday, May 30, 2025 | 6–9 PM. 🎉 ⁠ Legacies: Selections from the Elmhurst Art Museum Permanent Collection features dozens of artists—from Christo & Jean Claude and Mies van der Rohe to Kay Rosen and Michiko Itatani. The exhibition highlights the relationships between artists, collectors, and museums that lead to larger, ongoing narratives connecting people across time and place.⁠ ⁠ CROSSINGS by Bernard Williams spans the museum’s campus with dynamic vehicle sculptures and large paintings exploring Black achievement and the concept of mobility—as both physical movement and the human aspiration to rise to better circumstances.⁠ ⁠ 🕕 6 PM – Early access for museum members & VIPs (RSVP in bio) 🕖 7 PM – Open to the general public (tickets required)⁠ ⁠ 🎟️ Ticket includes Reception ticket includes meeting the featured artists, admission to the entire museum, music, drinks, and light bites. Learn more: https://elmhurstartmuseum.org/events/Opening%20Reception%20-%20CROSSINGS:%20Bernard%20Williams%20and%20Legacies:%20Selections%20from%20the%20Elmhurst%20Art%20Museum%20Permanent%20Collection ⁠ #ElmhurstArtMuseum #BernardWilliams #LegaciesExhibition #ArtOpening #ChicagoArt #MuseumNight (fb)

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