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Mini-Tours

Looking for a fun introduction to the Art Institute or a new way to explore the collection?

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

The Eyes Have It
July, 2010

Inspired by Tony Tasset’s giant eyeball sculpture in Pritzker Park, this tour treats your peepers to some of the museum’s most ocularly oriented artworks.

Making the Band
June, 2010

Inspired by the multitude of music festivals that swell the city with songs and throngs, this guide seeks to match Chicago’s summer sounds with the Art Institute’s very own super group, culled from the museum’s well of music makers. We present to you the timeless tunes of the Cure-ation.

Mother's Day
May, 2010

Spend some quality time with the museum’s maternal masterpieces and celebrate the mother in your life all month long.

Monkeying Around
April, 2010

You might more frequently think of monkeys residing in zoos or traveling with circuses, but here at the Art Institute, we have primates a-plenty. Get in touch with your simian side with a quick trip to our troupe of museum monkeys.

Art on Trial
March, 2010

While the art world might not be a frequent topic on “Law and Order,” art and artists have enjoyed a long and action-packed history of igniting controversy that often winds up in the courtroom. This guide takes a look at works by artists who have sparked some scandalous scenes and contentious cases.

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