Discover what’s on for families today, tomorrow, and throughout the year.
Family-friendly activities are always on offer in the Ryan Learning Center Art Exchange. Drop by to take part in a studio project designed by museum educators and artists. Create your own one-of-a-kind museum tour using the award-winning digital interactive, JourneyMaker. Find books, blocks, and other resources to spark your curiosity. Art Exchange activities are designed with children in mind and are open to all visitors to the museum.
See other family-friendly spaces in the Ryan Learning Center, and check the calendar for the most up-to-date schedule.
Can’t make it to the museum?
If you live in the Chicago area, you can visit select Chicago Public Library branches to explore The Artist’s Studio at the Library. With engaging art-making activities that connect you to books, works in the museum’s collection, and library resources, this art-centered space encourages inspired conversations with your little ones. Take home what you make or add your creations to the community gallery in your library.
With the Family Programs newsletter, you can stay up to date on upcoming programs and offerings for you and your little ones.
Sponsors
Museum admission is free for Chicago teens under the age of 18, thanks to the extraordinary generosity of Glenn and Claire Swogger and the Redbud Foundation.
Lead support for transportation scholarships to the Ryan Learning Center is provided by Sara and Kip Kirkpatrick. K–12 student programming at the Art Institute is supported by an anonymous donor.
Major support for education at the Art Institute is provided by the James and Madeleine McMullan Family Foundation, Nancy R. Levi, Cari and Michael J. Sacks, Elissa Efroymson and Adnaan Hamid, the Terra Foundation for American Art, the Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust, the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, an anonymous donor, and The Barker Welfare Foundation.
Additional support is provided by the Burt Family Foundation, Dancing Skies Foundation, Dr. Scholl Foundation, Charles and M. R. Shapiro Foundation, and The Siragusa Family Foundation.
BMO is the Corporate Sponsor of Chicago Public Schools Engagement at the Art Institute of Chicago.
