Family exhibitions at the Art Institute provide children and parents, teachers, students, and first-time visitors with an introduction to art that is accessible, educational, and fun. Installations of artworks from the museum’s encyclopedic collection are enhanced through interpretive displays and interactive computer programs.

Current Family Exhibitions

Heart and Soul: Art from Coretta Scott King Award Books, 2006–2009
November 21, 2009–April 18, 2010
Gallery 10 and Ryan Education Center

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Ongoing
Gallery 10

Touch Gallery
Ongoing
Gallery 10

Past Family Exhibitions (from 2005 to present)

Picture Perfect: Art from Caldecott Award Books, 2006-2009
May 9, 2009–November 8, 2009
Ryan Education Center and Gallery 10

The Bill Peet Storybook Menagerie
August 23, 2008–May 24, 2009
Galleries 15–16

Improvisations: The Illustrations of Chris Raschka
December 8, 2007–August 3, 2008
Galleries 15–16

Faces, Places, and Inner Spaces
June 14, 2006–July 8, 2007
Gallery 14

Image/Text: Youth Interprets the News
March 17–April 29, 2007
Studios 18–19

Stories from the Silk Road
August 26, 2006–May 28, 2007
Kraft Education Center

Learning from Art
June 10, 2006–January 7, 2007
Studios 18–19

Honoring Heroes in History
November 12, 2005–August 6, 2006
Galleries 10 and 142