▁( J anu ary ▁ 2 6 ▁– ▁July ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ) ▁ ▁Pres ent ing ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 5 0 ▁art works ▁sp anning ▁five ▁centuries ▁and ▁a ▁vast ▁ge ographic ▁exp anse , ▁the ▁exhibition ▁features ▁lo ans ▁from ▁partner ▁institutions ▁in ▁M ali , ▁Mor oc co , ▁and ▁Niger ia , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁will ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁The ▁Block ▁Museum ▁exhibition ▁was ▁cur ated ▁by ▁Kath le en ▁B ick ford ▁Ber z ock ▁and ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁The ▁A ga ▁Khan ▁Museum ▁in ▁Toronto ▁( Se pt . ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁– ▁Feb . ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ) ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁African ▁Art , ▁Smith son ian ▁Institution ▁( A pril ▁ 8 ▁– ▁Nov . ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ) ▁ ▁Museum ▁Building ▁& ▁S cul pt ure ▁Garden ▁The ▁original ▁museum ▁building ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Chicago ▁architecture ▁firm ▁Lo eb l ▁Schloss man ▁& ▁H ack l . ▁ ▁The ▁Block ' s ▁out door ▁sculpt ure ▁garden ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁Six teen ▁sculpt ures ▁were ▁g ifts ▁to ▁North western ▁University ▁by ▁don ors ▁Mary ▁and ▁Le igh ▁Block ▁and ▁other ▁supp or ters . ▁They ▁are ▁located ▁out do ors ▁and