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Mini-Tours
Download our FREE Art Institute Tours app, available for Apple and Android devices, and enjoy 50 personalized tours of the collection that make use of the museum's free Wi-Fi and indoor positioning system to provide step-by-step directions from one artwork to the next.
Or, find 80 different themed mini-tours, available as PDFs, below.
Please note: Works featured in past mini-tours may be off view due to gallery renovations or regular rotations of the museum's collection. Works in the most recent mini-tour are currently on view. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Mini-Tour PDFs
From Chicago to Los Angeles, Route 66 runs right through the heart of the country. Take a road trip through the museum’s collections, and place your finger on the pulse of Americana.
No city takes to the summer sun like Chicago. Whether it's our award-winning gardens or our permanent collections, the Art Institute boasts a wide variety of landscapes to play or get lost in. Finding your summer inspiration just became a walk in the park.
This museum self-guide of personal favorites honors retiring Executive Director of Museum Education Robert W. Eskridge.
From the statues of ancient Greece to the paintings of modern masters, the nude has been one of the most consistently interpreted subjects throughout the history of art. Sneak a peek at some of the museum’s leafless treasures, and discover what inspired these artists to go au naturel.
If our pets could talk, what would they say about their masters? Not content to let sleeping dogs lie, we take a trot through the museum's collections to dig up the stories behind these canine compositions
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The Art Institute of Chicago
Bon voyage, Jean-Paul. Your timely visit provided another dimension on Impressionism & Fashion. Hope you make it safely back to 19th-century Paris!