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A landmark painting significantly expands the museum’s holdings of both Clark’s work and postwar abstraction.

The author explores how the hard-fought civil rights victories of the 1960s enabled his parents to immigrate here and start a family.

Learn the ins and outs of our new search engine—and see works you’ve never seen before.

My hope is that people might unexpectedly see themselves at our institution and develop a lifelong fondness.

A new feature on our website has a lot of people really excited: the ability to search the collection by color!

Cutting-edge technology allows us to gain a surprising amount of insight into the materials that artists used to create paint.

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.

For architect Bruce Goff, artistic creativity in one medium bled into another, inspiring his original visions.

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.

Contemporary artist Tai Xiangzhou’s Cosmic Symphonies pays homage to tradition while pushing past earthly bounds.

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

A series of fortunate events leads to insights about the tilt and gaze of a ancient portrait sculpture.

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

The social norms inspired by COVID-19 safety precautions have had an interesting effect on our relationship with art in a museum.

Gentle eyes, a wise, ambiguous smile, and carefully rendered features distinguish this powerful and intimate portrait in charcoal.