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Explore our wide-ranging exhibitions and various programs for all ages.
Luminary members are invited to connect with curator Caitlin Haskell for an exclusive after-hours tour, offering an in-depth look at Frida Kahlo’s Month in Paris: A Friendship with Mary Reynolds.
Inspired by the exhibition Frida Kahlo’s Month in Paris: A Friendship with Mary Reynolds, join us in the Art Exchange to make your own Surrealist sketchbook.
This iteration of Writing in the Galleries, led by Ginia Sweeney, is dedicated to the idea of archives. We’ll look at copies of real archival documents from the Art Institute’s files, then write our own imagined documents that gesture to a larger story.
Looking for a good place to start your museum visit? Join a knowledgeable guide for a tour of museum icons and lesser-known treasures. This tour starts at the Grand Staircase, on the first level near the glass doors.
Looking for a good place to start your museum visit? Join a knowledgeable guide for a tour of museum icons and lesser-known treasures. This tour starts in the Modern Wing’s Griffin Court.
Teens are invited to jump-start the summer with Exuberus, the museum’s free annual teen night!
Looking for a good place to start your museum visit? Join a knowledgeable guide for a 45-minute ASL tour of museum icons and lesser-known treasures.
