Search Results

With respectful consideration of materials, techniques used in making, history, cultural value, and aesthetic significance, Brittany Dolph Dinneen and Susan Elizabeth Gagliardi from Emory University discuss this Kono helmet mask from the collection.

The artist knew that she had a difficult task, explains curator Jay A. Clarke, but never flinched from her convictions.

A passion for ancient art and a childhood dream led her around the world and back home to Chicago.

One of the most extraordinary leaded glass windows ever made by Tiffany Studios is now part of the collection.

It all starts with collectors and their collections.

The goal in conserving these works was not to hide the damage—the scars tell their own story.

Meet Kenneth Sutherland, Andrew W. Mellon Conservation Scientist at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Bisa Butler’s quilts are exuberant, colorful, and almost photo-like—arresting and complex objects made entirely of fabric that has been carefully cut, layered, and stitched together.

A label is meant to answer the “W’s” of journalism, providing basic information about works of art.

Warhol showed the inner workings of celebrity—and created a celebrity machine.

This rare and delicate work demonstrates the exchange of Chinese and Western influences in the 18th century.

Our expansive gallery of African art has been reconsidered and reinstalled.

The artist imagined what it would be like to come across a brightly lit diner in the middle of the night, with people—the “nighthawks”—within.