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Discover ways to welcome your children (ages 7 and under) into the world of art. Laugh, play, and explore the galleries together under the guidance of an early childhood specialist; then gather ideas for future visits and follow-up activities. Caregivers and children are both welcome.
This program has reached capacity. Please add your name to the waitlist here.
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General admission is free to Illinois residents every Thursday from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. throughout the year.
Please note that Grant Wood's American Gothic is currently off view, while it is traveling to London and Paris as part of the exhibition America after the Fall: Painting in the 1930s.
One of TripAdvisor's Top Museums in the World—Four Years in a Row
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016
9 hours 13 min ago
The Art Institute of Chicago
OCTOBER 14—Join us for After Dark in the Modern Wing! See the groundbreaking exhibition Moholy-Nagy: Future Present with special tours and late-night access. And check out live performances by Phebe Starr and Campdogzz, plus DJ sets from Shaka 23. TICKETS—http://bit.ly/2dtDc77 Attendees must be 21+. Hosted by The Evening Associates of the Art Institute of Chicago.
13 hours 16 min ago
The Art Institute of Chicago
Each Thorne Miniature Room is a tiny window to a larger world. In Drawing Rooms, see the tiny rooms scaled to life-size. Remix and decorate them with drawings, then create your own miniature space—now available in the Ryan Learning Center's Interactive Gallery.
YouTube
- A Portrait of Antinous, In Two Parts - Duration: 7 minutes, 36 seconds.
- 4/1/2016 Session 1 of 3: Color Change in 19th Century Art - Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes.
- Van Gogh's Descendants: Machteld van Laer with Gloria Groom - Duration: 116 seconds.
- Lecture: Cy Twombly's Things - Duration: 36 minutes.
- Artist Talk: Edmund DeWaal - Duration: 1 hour.
- Artist Conversation: Martin Puryear and Theaster Gates - Duration: 56 minutes.
- Histories Remixed: Jim Enote - Duration: 1 hour, 22 minutes.
- Artist Talk: Richard Rezac - Duration: 52 minutes.
- Under Cover: The Science of Van Gogh's Bedrooms - Duration: 8 minutes, 53 seconds.
- Van Gogh's Bedrooms at the Art Institute of Chicago - Duration: 111 seconds.
