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This exhibition is free with museum admission.
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Art Institute members always receive free admission to the museum.

Museum Hours

Monday 10:30–5:00
Tuesday 10:30–5:00
Wednesday 10:30–5:00
Thursday 10:30–8:00 (Free General Admission 5:00–8:00)
Friday 10:30–5:00
Saturday 10:00–5:00
Sunday 10:00–5:00

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Location and Travel Information

The museum is located at 111 South Michigan Avenue, at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Adams Street, on the eastern edge of Chicago's famous downtown Loop. Please use the new Millennium Park entrance, located on Monroe Street, for direct access to A Case for Wine. To enter directly from Millennium Park, use the Nichols Bridgeway, which offers the best new views in Chicago.

The Millennium Park entrance features ticketing, audio tours, a checkroom, and member desk. This entrance is also handicap accessible and provides a drop off point for people with disabilities.

See our visitor information page to find driving and public transportation information, a map of the area, and parking information. The Monroe Street Parking Garage is directly across from the Millennium Park entrance.

Admission Fees

  • Adults: $18.00
  • Chicago residents: $2.00 discount with proof of residency
  • Students and seniors: $12.00
  • Children under 14: Free

Dining in the Museum

Please join us in Terzo Piano, the Garden Café, or the Balcony Café with menus that focus on sustainable, local, and seasonal ingredients.

Terzo Piano
This 160-seat restaurant headed by Spiaggia chef Tony Mantuano is open for lunch seven days a week and dinner on Thursday evenings.

The Garden Café
This casual café offers self-service dining daily, 11:00–4:00.

The Balcony Café
Recharge at the Modern Wing’s new coffee shop.

Members always receive a 10% discount in the museum's restaurants.

Shopping

The Modern Wing Shop, Kids Shop, and Crown Family Educator Resource Center join the museum’s Michigan Avenue Museum Shop and Asian Shop.

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Thomas Couture (French, 1815–1879), printed and manufactured by Jules Desfosse (French, died 1889). The Supper after the Masked Ball, c. 1855. Zita Cogan, Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Franke, Marjorie Glaser, Inez Heginbotham, Frank Hubachek, Prints and Drawings, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Prussian, and John Winterbotham Memorial Funds; Helen Davis Bailey, Robert M. Chase, Stanley Field, Everett D. Graff, The Hannan Fund, Henry Huxley, William McCallin-McKee Memorial, Prints and Drawings, Joseph T. Ryerson, Elizabeth Gott Templeton, and John H. Wrenn Memorial Endowments; through prior acquisitions of Paula Gerard, Katherine Kuh, and Ellen N. LaMotte.