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A woodblock and silkscreen print by Noda Tetsuya. In this print, Tetsuya depicts himself looking directly at the viewer and holding a small book or piece of paper in front of part of his face.

From the Curator
Noda Tetsuya: Negotiating Memory

Curator Janice Katz muses on the artist’s attempt to preserve memories of his daughter.

The Digital Museum
Visions of America: The Making of a New Audio Tour

A sloping orange-red mountain with a single peak rises from the lower-left quadrant of the work, the peak cresting at upper right. The mountain’s base, speckled with trees, is green, while its peak, lined with white show, is mostly brown. A rich blue sky above the mountain is crowded with long, thin, fluffy clouds.

Inside the Exhibition
A Tale of Two Mountains: Hokusai’s Fantastic Landscapes in Europe and America

The artist’s mass-produced, vividly colored prints inspired palettes across oceans and generations.

A light-skinned blonde woman, Heather Reinholtz, stands in the entryway of the Art Institute of Chicago's shop in the Modern Wing, the words "The Modern Shop" written in block letters on the glass door to her left. She wears a burgundy dress. Behind her, through the doors, is a sun-drenched gift shop filled with books and other items.

Meet the Staff
Heather Reinholtz, Executive Director, Retail and Dining

Get to know the always exacting, hospitality-minded people person behind the museum’s shopping and dining experiences.

A ceramic sculpture made to look like crushed cardboard packaging. The package features a beer can on a red background with black and white accents and lettering, some words in English and others in Japanese. The left side of the sculpted box looks particularly crushed and frayed, and the words "Super 'Dry'" are visible in large lettering on its side.

Inside the Exhibition
Ceramic Innovation: Japan’s Women Take the Lead

Breaking from tradition-based methods and forms, these exuberant and wildly inventive clay works find a spotlight in Chicago.

Two young women sit painting in front of Alexander Calder's Flying Dragon, a bright-red metal sculpture located in a blooming garden.

Summer 2023
The Top 10 Things to Do

Here’s your guide to just some of our many offerings this summer, including member-only exclusives, can’t-miss exhibitions, and more.

Students sit on the floor of the Ando gallery, and one raises their hand.

Perspectives
Tagging Along with a TEAM of Kids

From the Conservation Studio
Bugs, Seeds, and Surprising Conservation Needs

Our world-class conservators find solutions to problems and answers to questions in unexpected places.

Personal Reflections
Matters of Color: Seeking Solace in City Landscape

The author finds herself in the living colors of Joan Mitchell’s visionary work.

Outside Perspectives
Chicago Selects: Six Different Ways of Looking at the Collection

Curator Zoë Ryan invited artists, designers, and architects to use works from the museum’s collection as a means to make vital connections and start timely conversations. Here are six selections.

A man and woman stand before the second of three large stone Buddhist figures set on wood pedestals, a staircase visible beyond them.

Anniversary
100 Years of Arts of Asia

The department celebrates its centenary with a look at some of the spectacular works and key figures that have shaped the collection.

Inside an Exhibition
Making a Constructivist Bed

From the Curators
Charles Ray’s A copy of ten marble fragments of the Great Eleusinian Relief

Two curators delve into the complex history behind a modern-day sculpture that channels Classical antiquity.

One Theme, Multiple Voices
Watch This: Art and Artists on the Silver Screen

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

A light-skinned man with a full beard, a mustache, and round glasses —Kirill Mazor—smiles slightly as he leans upon a stone railing, quadrilateral artworks in single shades hung behind him.

Meet the Staff
Kirill Mazor, Creative Director, Digital Content, Experience Design

From in-gallery videos to virtual tours, he brings dual passions for digital production and experiential design to a role that’s all about storytelling.