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Explore our wide-ranging exhibitions and various programs for all ages.
Visitors of all ages are invited to stop by the museum’s Ryan Learning Center and choose from a variety of activities: create an art project, explore the Multisensory Gallery, make a custom museum tour with JourneyMaker, and more.
Take some time to breathe this holiday season. This workshop invites participants to engage with two galleries in the Art Institute of Chicago’s collection through a therapeutic lens.
Enjoy some creative time with drop-in sketching inspired by the spirited prints and drawings on view in Revolution to Restoration: French Drawings from the Horvitz Collection.
Bring mindful attention to your museum visit during this monthly program combining close looking and meditation with artworks in the collection.
Enjoy singing in the galleries with Uniting Voices Chicago (formerly Chicago Children’s Choir), a nonprofit organization that empowers and unites youth from diverse backgrounds to find their voice and celebrate their common humanity through the power of music.
What does armor tell us about who owned, wore, and produced these steel carapaces of the past? Join curator Jonathan Tavares as he examines Renaissance armor from our galleries, unraveling their mysteries from the material evidence they contain.
