John Oliver’s ‘Last Week Tonight’ paintings welcome back visitors to the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago
CHICAGO — A reimagined Museum of Broadcast Communications is now reopened and free to the public — including, for a limited time, a micro-gallery of three ridiculous artworks courtesy of John Oliver and HBO’s “Last Week Tonight.”
The MBC was among just five museums nationwide selected by “Last Week Tonight” to show what the satirical news magazine calls its “Masterpiece Gallery.” The art, on loan through Oct. 24, comes with a $10,000 cash donation as part of “Last Week Tonight’s” efforts to draw attention to and support ailing small museums. An additional $10,000 goes to a charity of the museum’s choice — in this case,
