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With close to 5,000 works of art on view, how do you decide where to begin—especially as a family with different ages and interests?

Responding to disproportionate racial and gender representation within Chicago’s modern and contemporary art scene in the 20th century, women seized the gap by forging their own spaces throughout the city. Learn about the history of placemaking in Chicago art spaces through selections from the Research Center’s Libraries and Archives. 

With the holidays in full swing, we hope you’ll join us at the Art Institute to bring the spirit of the season to life with moments of joy and discovery.

With the holidays in full swing, we hope you’ll join us at the Art Institute to bring the spirit of the season to life with moments of joy and discovery.

“This head of Christ,” the artist said, “is an acid test of American democracy.”

Curator Sarah Kelly Oehler draws attention to an American artist who captured the quietly uncanny nature of everyday life.

Curators Yechen Zhao and Stephanie Strother discuss our city’s dynamic artistic atmosphere as revealed in two very different current exhibitions.