Artworks occasionally go off view for imaging, treatment, preparation for Art Institute exhibitions, or loan to other institutions. If there is a particular artwork you’re hoping to see on your visit, please check our online collection to make sure it is currently on view.
Mary Cassatt’s On a Balcony, 1878–79
Paul Cezanne’s Madame Cezanne in a Yellow Chair, 1888-90
Archibald Motley Jr.’s Nightlife, 1942
Painting and Sculpture of Europe galleries 223, 224, 225, and 226 will be closed for updates and painting from March 4 to May 3.
Applied Arts of Europe galleries 231–234 are closed for renovation and refresh and expected to reopen by April 2025.
Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium galleries 152–154, along the east and south sides of McKinlock Court, will be closed February 1–March 31 for a refresh and reinstallation.
Architecture and Design galleries 283–285 will close beginning February 6; the permanent collection space, Gallery 285, is expected to reopen in late August, and the exhibition space, Gallery 283, will follow in late September.
The museum continually acquires new works by gift or by purchase that expand the stories that we tell in our galleries. Learn more about newly acquired works here.