Apps

Whether you're looking for some help navigating the museum's thousands of works on view, want to delve into the world-renowned Impressionist collection, or simply want to carry some of your member benefits on your phone, we have an app for you!

 

Wifi Tour App

Art Institute Tours—NEW!

There’s no need to feel overwhelmed by the treasures of the Art Institute of Chicago! Use our new free app to follow your own individual interests, learn about art, and enjoy one of the world’s greatest art museums. The FREE app offers:

  • 50 personalized tours, each featuring 6 to 10 works of art, with brief entries that explain each work's connection to a theme or its significance in the history of art
  • Several different types of tours:
    • Collections: explore most of the museum’s major collections such as Impressionist art, contemporary art, or African art.
    • Themes: focus on topics such as Chicago artists, self-portraits, children in art, or the architecture of the museum.
    • Time or Occasions: choose tours by the amount of time you have—an hour, two hours, a full day—or by occasion, such as relaxing on your own or impressing your out-of-town guests.
  • Step-by-step directions from one artwork to the next, available both as guided maps through the museum’s galleries and simple listed instructions
  • Information on and directions to the museum’s current special exhibitions
  • Access to explore the collection further through our online database where you can see multimedia resources or search for other artworks close by or for works by the same artist

The app is available for Apple and Android devices.

French Impressionism

Explore one of the most renowned collections of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings in the world! Our French Impressionism at the Art Institute app gives you the expertise of museum curators in the palm of your hand. The app offers:

  • High-resolution images of 100+ iconic works
  • Informative and engaging entries on each painting by the museum's curators
  • Biographies of the 22 artists whose works are represented
  • Videos related to the artworks and the history of the collection
  • Narrated virtual tours of select Impressionist galleries at the museum
  • A photo-rich history of the development of this magnificent collection
  • Exclusive detailed descriptions not available in the galleries

The app includes works by Claude Monet, Édouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Paul Gauguin, Gustave Caillebotte, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Georges Seurat.

This app is available for Android and iOS devices.

 

Member Card App

In the first app of its kind, the Art Institute of Chicago Member Card app makes it possible for members to carry their member cards on their iPhones rather than in their wallets or purses. Members need only to enter their member number once to download the card and then enjoy all the benefits the museum has to offer—from special exhibition viewing hours to exclusive programs and entry into the Member Lounge. The member card features a selection of images from the permanent collection and a barcode that can be scanned at entrances to the museum and special exhibitions.

This app is available for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.

 

Member Magazine App

The Art Institute of Chicago brings select content from its long-standing and award-winning member publication, Member Magazine, to iPad users. Visit the iPad app Newstand to download articles on the permanent collection and special exhibitions as well as the full calendar of programs. And become a member today to receive the full-print version every other month!

This app is available only for the iPad.

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