Exhibitions and Events
Explore our wide-ranging exhibitions and various programs for all ages.
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Exhibition
Elizabeth Catlett: “A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies”
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Strange Realities: The Symbolist Imagination
Oct 4, 2025–Jan 5, 2026
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One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
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Jane Alexander: Infantry with beast
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Collection Installation
Critical Fabulation
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Raqib Shaw: Paradise Lost
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On Loss and Absence: Textiles of Mourning and Survival
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Diane Simpson: “Good for Future”
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New Galleries for European Design
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Tuan Andrew Nguyen: We Were Lost in Our Country
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Charles Gaines: Night/Crimes
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H. C. Westermann: Anchor Clanker
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Jitish Kallat: Public Notice 3
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Leslie Thornton: Jennifer, Where Are You?
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Collection Installation
New Gallery for the Arts of Korea
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A New View of 20th- and 21st-Century Architecture and Design
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Double Feature with Short Subject
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Architectural Fragments from Chicago
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Life and Afterlife in Ancient Egypt
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Landscape in Light: The Tiffany Window at the Art Institute of Chicago
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The Deering Family Galleries of Medieval and Renaissance Art, Arms, and Armor
Upcoming Events
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13 Dec Sat
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Class/Workshop
The Artist’s Studio: Posters for Solidarity
Take inspiration from the exhibition Elizabeth Catlett: “A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies”, and join us in the Art Exchange to make your own mixed media poster from September 10 through December 15.
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Class/Workshop
Saturday Studio: Winter Streetscapes
Every winter, Chicagoans claim dibs on the parking spots they’ve painstakingly dug out of the snow with strategically placed chairs and other objects. Celebrate the tradition in this collage workshop with teaching artist Magda Dumitrescu.
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Tour
Gallery Tour
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.
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Free
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