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Welcome to the Art Institute of Chicago, home to a collection of art that spans centuries and the globe—and one of Tripadvisor’s “Best of the Best” US attractions of 2023. We look forward to your visit and invite you to explore our many exhibitions and to join us for one of our free daily tours.
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    • Explore thousands of artworks in the museum’s collection—from our renowned icons to lesser-known works from every corner of the globe.

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    1911 31 The Home Of The Heron article Birdwatching in the Museum

    Five avian-loving staff members guide you to their favorite bird-centered works of art.
    A woven textile in shades of brown, blue, and metallic gold. On a mud-brown background are a series of many small gridded square shapes. Each is coppery gold with a halo of blue behind it and many fine blue threads crossing the square laterally, all evenly spaced. Bisecting each square vertically is an unruly tuft of brown fiber. article The Alchemy of Weaving
    Painting of of three young men in colored robes huddled together, an angel towering above them and enveloping them in its wide brown wings while orange flames surround them. highlight Queer Artists and Art
    G1 Rush Hero Image Text Only Blog Article Page Comms 20240327 Kb 4 article A Voyage of Seeing: On Hiroshi Sugimoto’s Seascapes
    A blond woman with her back to the viewer stands facing a white wall on which hangs four versions of Picasso's print Still Life with Lunch, one white and dark brown-red, two in the center that are black and white, and on the right that is black, white, gray, and red-brown. The print image consists of a wine bottle, a lamp, a cut ham, a glass, a cut onion, and a knife. article Made for the Present: The Many Styles of Pablo Picasso
    A detail of a stained glass window shows foliage: long, slender leaves in various shades of brilliant green.
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