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Discover how to choose a tour that will activate students’ critical thinking and develop webs of connection to their lived experiences.

Since the museum’s volunteer educator program was first established in 1961, these devoted volunteers have sparked a lifelong love of art for thousands of students and visitors.

We are welcoming new volunteers to the program this fall.

Our world-class art museum flourishes as a result of our passionate, talented staff––people who think creatively, drawing from their own unique experiences to forge fresh insights, innovative ideas, and ambitious goals for the future.

The Art Institute of Chicago receives many requests to loan works from our collection to institutions around the world. We must carefully assess each request we receive through a formal review process.

Predoctoral fellowships are offered in the museum’s various curatorial and conservation departments as part of the Chicago Objects Studies Initiative (COSI), a tri-institutional collaboration aimed at enhancing object-based art historical training.

Committed to contributing to an inspired and just society and to fostering a progressive understanding of our past, the Art Institute of Chicago invites and advances the diverse perspectives of our city, staff, visitors, and supporters.