Construction of the Modern Wing has allowed the museum to renovate many of its existing galleries. Before you visit, check the chart below to see when certain collections will be off view.

Art Institute Highlights
Want a sure fire way to navigate the museum? Download this highlights tour and bring it on your next visit. The guide walks you to museum favorites and describes how the Modern Wing will improve every part of the museum. Look below for more themed tours.

Use this tool to plan your visit through 2008.

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*The photography collection features rotating exhibitions and artwork.

Want to see if a specific work of art is on view? Search by artist or keyword on the collection page, which links to over 25,000 works!

Enrich Your Visit

Get the most out of your visit with these helpful tools. Our podcasts, self-guides, e-newsletters, and online resources will ensure that you get the most out of great exhibitions, stunning works of art, and everything that takes place behind-the-scenes at the museum.

Only have a short time to visit? Interested in learning more about specific works of art? Download one of the many available self-guides and see the collection in a new light. The current month's self-guide features artwork on view in the galleries.

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Musecast

Subscribe to Musecast, the museum's magazine-style podcast released every six weeks that presents artist interviews, curator commentary, and a behind-the-scenes look at everything happening at the museum.

Audio Archive

Hear artists and renowned scholars speak about exhibitions, the creative process, or works from the collection. Download these lectures to your iPod and take them with you!

Art Access

Art Access enriches understanding of the content, style, and historical context of a wide range of objects in the museum's collection through art projects, maps, glossaries, and more.

Art Explorer

Search for artworks and resources in the museum's Impressionist and Postimpressionist collection. Save images and video clips, lesson plans, artists' biographies, and more using the scrapbook tool.

The Modern Wing opens in 2009. With new technology and gallery space enhancing every part of the museum, the Modern Wing will dramatically transform the Art Institute. Visit the Modern Wing’s Web site and learn more about the dynamic features of this state-of-the-art building.