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Conservation technician Pamela Olson shares the surprising innovations and techniques she discovered in an 19th-century landscape gardening book.

A research conservator and a conservation scientist offer an up-close look at the history and makeup of key pigments in one of Monet’s iconic paintings.

What happens when you shake up someone’s thinking process with something counterintuitive? 

This fall’s major exhibition devoted to sculptural arts across the African continent focuses on how the originating cultures of these objects view, value, and talk about their art.

The artist’s basket making, rooted in time and place, tells of the urgent measures needed to ensure its practice by new generations.

From ancient Rome to 19th-century New York, the use of ancient Egyptian motifs demonstrates the influence of the illustrious North African culture.

Fine Indian textiles became sought-after commodities in the 1700s, impacting fashions from France to Japan.

Takaezu’s artworks not only merge the energy of Abstract Expressionism with the forms of traditional Japanese ceramics—they have a life of their own.

Take a closer look at the making of the artist’s recent series of iPad paintings—plus discover his past works, inspirations, and Chicago connections.

Some blues assert themselves and travel the world, while others are not what they appear to be.

Four staff members share works of art that fit in the palm of the hand and yet expand our sense of the world.

Four writers select works from four continents in an exploration of the involuntary but essential act of taking in air.

A world traveler, Nora has always been most at home in Chicago, where she works to deepen ties between the city and the museum.

Through drawing—and some surprising artistic influences—Riley established a foundation for her investigation of abstraction and nourished her creative experimentation.

Five staff members select artworks that amplify and celebrate the right, privilege, and importance of voting.

Four staff members find stirring and evocative shades of red in artworks from around the world.

Staff members recommend books that you should read this year.

Our staff has compiled eleven good cinematic reasons to not get up off that couch.