Summer Evenings at the Art Institute

With the Modern Wing now open, there’s even more museum to enjoy. Stay late Thursday and Friday evenings from Memorial Day to Labor Day when the museum offers free admission from 5:00 to 9:00 during Target Free Summer Evenings.

Every Week

Gallery Talks
Modern Wing Highlights Tours
Thursdays and Fridays at 5:30
Meet in Griffin Court

Highlights Tours
Thursdays and Fridays at 7:00
Meet in Gallery 100

For Families and Teens

The Artist’s Studio: The Built Environment
Thursdays and Fridays, 5:00–7:00
Ryan Education Center

Teen Studio
Select Thursday and Fridays, 5:00–7:00
Ryan Education Center

Summer Specials at 6:00

Lecture: Still Life—Some Thoughts on the Late Work of Cy Twombly and the Artist's Studio
Nicholas Cullinan, Tate Modern
Thursday, June 18

Performance: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in Dialogue
Glenn Edgerton, associate artistic director of HSDC
Thursday, June 25

Lecture: The Mountain Lake Screen Tachi
Okura Jiro, artist
Thursday, July 9

Lecture: Wines of the Pharaohs
Leonard Lesko, Brown University
Thursday, July 16

Event: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in the Collection
Glenn Edgerton, associate artistic director of HSDC
Thursday, July 23

Lecture: Japanese Screen Paintings and the Strategy of Emperors
Elizabeth Lillehoj, DePaul University
Thursday, July 30

Demonstration: Gilding Japanese Screens
Shozo Sato, Northwestern University
Thursday, August 20

Lecture: Genji Screens and the Bridal Trousseau in Tokugawa Japan
Melissa McCormick, Harvard University
Thursday, August 27

Plus, some things are always free at the Art Institute:

• The new Ryan Education Center in the Modern Wing and all programs for families and children within the center
• The North and South gardens (accessible from Michigan Avenue)
• The Nichols Bridgeway from Millennium Park
• The Bluhm Family Terrace on the third floor of the Modern Wing

Members and children under 14 always receive free admission.

Target Free Summer Evenings are sponsored by .