Help Raise the Modern Wing

This campaign marks the most ambitious building and fund-raising endeavor in the history of the museum. The Art Institute and its renowned collection have expanded due to the civic vision and generosity of its donors. Not since the museum's founding has there been such a clear need and focused opportunity to make a defining contribution both to the mission and identity of the Art Institute.

The Art Institute's new building is also an integral part of the renaissance of the heart of the city. Along with Millennium Park, the new building represents the city's most momentous civic undertaking since the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. On axis with Frank Gehry's sculptural Pritzker Pavilion, the Art Institute's new wing, an inspired design by Renzo Piano, will be an important addition to Chicago's architectural legacy.

The building will dramatically increase the amount of gallery space for the institution and give a new home to modern art, contemporary art, photography, and architecture. Other parts of the collection will become much more visible as curators will now have the opportunity to increase the number of works on display in the existing museum galleries. The new building will increase the size of the Art Institute's campus by one-third.

Campaign Office:
The Art Institute of Chicago
Phone: (312) 443-3312 Fax: (312) 214-1460
E-mail: buildingofthecentury@artic.edu