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Located in downtown Chicago, the Art Institute is one of the world’s great art museums, housing a collection that spans centuries and the globe.

Exhibitions

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Ongoing
Landscape in Light: The Tiffany Window at the Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition
If only this mountain between us could be ground to dust
Jul 31, 2021–Jan 3, 2022

Events

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Talks
Virtual Lecture: Edgar Heap of Birds
Oct 20, 2021
6:00–7:00
Talks
Virtual Conversation: Material Reflections—Ivory and Ebony in a 17th-Century Cabinet
Oct 21, 2021
5:00–5:45
Talks
Boshell Foundation Virtual Lecture: Color in Ancient Mediterranean Sculpture
Oct 28, 2021
5:00–6:00
Talks
Virtual Conversation: Maria Gaspar and Legacy Russell
Nov 10, 2021
6:00–7:00

Videos

Maxresdefault — Real Beauty: An Interview with André Kertész

Hartwellmemorialwindow Thumbnail — The Hartwell Memorial Window | Artwork Spotlight

Maxresdefault 1 — Bisa Butler: Portraits | Exhibition Stories

Cybele Titlecard — Finding meaning in a medieval reliquary | Cybele Tom | Playing Favorites

Nightlife — Archibald John Motley Jr.’s Nightlife | Art Institute Essentials Tour

Maxresdefault — Art that expresses the inner world | Costa Petridis | Playing Favorites

Buddha Shakyamuni Seated In Meditation — Buddha Shakyamuni | Art Institute Essentials Tour

Maxresdefault — Rembrandt and the desire for human connection | Sam Ramos | Playing Favorites

Joan Mitchell City Landscape Master — Joan Mitchell’s City Landscape | Art Institute Essentials Tour

Maxresdefault — Art you can’t hold in your hands | Jordan Carter | Playing Favorites

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Artists

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Yoakum

A giant wave crashes on boats with a mountain in the background — Hokusai

A vibrant quilt depicting seven schoolchildren dressed in many different colors. The children stand together in a group, and one boy, a member of the Safety Patrol, stands in front with his arms outstretched in a protective gesture. — Bisa

Butler

Julia Jackson — Julia Margaret

Cameron

Ancient Levantine

Green water lilies with pink and purple flowers cover the surface of a reflective pond. A Japense-style wood bridge curves over the pond, and various other trees and forms of vegetation grow alongside the pond and over the bridge. Reflections of trees and plants mingle with the forms of the water lilies on the surface of the pond. — Claude

Monet

In this painting, the Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist, and Saint Mary Magdalene grieve over the body of Christ while displaying it to the viewer. — Gerard

David

E18300 Web 72ppi 2000px Srgb Jpeg — Louis H.

Sullivan

Towards The Unknown — Gunther

Gerzso

A grotesque painting of a man in a suit. The colors are darkly psychedelic, and he appears to be decaying from the outside in. — Ivan

Albright

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Director of Interpretation Emily Fry stands laughing before to light switch sculptures by Claes Oldenburg.

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Emily Lew Fry, Director, Interpretation

As a kid, she taught art history to her 4-H club. Today she helps create engaging and relevant museum experiences.

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