Exhibitions and Events

Elizabeth Catlett forged a powerful artistic practice—merging politically charged printmaking and empathetic sculpture—to champion the lives, struggles, and shared experiences of African American and Mexican communities she called “both my peoples.”

Join scholar and archaeologist Dr. Cemal Pulak to uncover how the cargo aboard the world’s oldest shipwreck at Uluburun offers a rare glimpse into Bronze Age trade and society.

Join Christopher Maxwell, Chair and Eloise W. Martin Curator of Applied Arts of Europe, for a look at how the European quest to replicate Asian porcelain sparked intense competition and lasting innovation.

Join researcher Nicolas Revire to uncover the hidden histories behind key masterpieces of Khmer art in the Art Institute’s collection.

Luminary are invited to join curator Jay Clarke an exclusive viewing and revelatory insights into Strange Realities: The Symbolist Imagination, featuring works on paper by iconic Symbolist artists as well as lesser-known figures of the mysterious art movement.

Join museum educator Jeff Nigro to explore this elaborate Nativity scene from Naples, which includes not only the Holy Family but angels, the Three Wise Men, shepherds and their flocks, livestock, musicians, dancers, peddlers, and many others.

Join Alison Fisher, co-curator of Bruce Goff: Material Worlds, for an exclusive overview of the exhibition.

Join exhibition co-curator Craig Lee and paintings conservator Kelly Keegan for an insightful talk about Bruce Goff’s paintings, featured in the major retrospective Bruce Goff: Material Worlds.

Grammy Award-winning quartet Third Coast Percussion reimagines the iconoclastic player piano compositions of architect and self-taught composer Bruce Goff in this special performance inspired by Bruce Goff: Material Worlds.