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Explore our wide-ranging exhibitions and various programs for all ages.
Gather in the galleries as Chicago’s Natya Dance Theatre amplifies the spirit of Raqib Shaw’s 21-panel painting Paradise Lost through the power of music and movement rooted in Bharata Natyam, one of India’s great classical dance forms.
Luminary members are invited to a curator-led, exclusive after-hours tour of Gustave Caillebotte: Painting His World.
Enjoy two full days of member-only access to Elizabeth Catlett: “A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies” and see the exhibition before it opens to the public.
Luminary are invited to join curator Jacquelyn Coutré and conservators Gerrit Albertson and Annie Correll in the conservation studio to learn about our recent discoveries and in-progress treatments for these 17th-century masterpieces.
Join curator Sarah Kelly Oehler for an exclusive viewing and celebration of Elizabeth Catlett: “A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies.” Immerse yourself in over 100 works from Catlett’s remarkable career in this long-overdue retrospective.
Educators are invited to join this year’s fall open house at the Art Institute of Chicago. Get creative with peers, enjoy free refreshments, music, and museum tours, and gather resources for your classroom.
The text of the 1857 Supreme Court decision denying US citizenship to people of African ancestry is transformed into a performance-based installation.
