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Cities—centers of human activity, growth, and creativity—have long incited imaginative responses from artists across time and place.
Join in a civic celebration with this tour featuring works by Chicago artists as well as works intrinsically linked to our city.
Between 1882 and 1890 Vincent van Gogh, Georges Seurat, Paul Signac, Emile Bernard, and Charles Angrand explored the landscape along the river Seine northwest of Paris.
I was able to see, hear, and feel the aftermath of apartheid.
A new feature on our website has a lot of people really excited: the ability to search the collection by color!
While an artist might refine their practice in solitude, their work in fact reflects a conversation across time and culture.
Learn the ins and outs of our new search engine—and see works you’ve never seen before.
An exploration of the captivating work and mystical outlook of the modern artist Remedios Varo, focusing on her years in Mexico City
Expansive in its timeline and its range of media, this richly illustrated digital publication features more than one hundred works from the Art Institute’s collection of ancient Egyptian art.
This digital volume—on the work of Claude Monet—is the first in the series Paintings and Drawings by Artists of the Impressionist Circle at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Learn about Chicago artist Margaret Burroughs, a Black artist, poet, educator, and activist whose work had a significant impact on Chicago’s cultural scene in the mid-20th century. After taking a close look at Burroughs’s Birthday Party, we hope you’ll be inspired to express yourself through printmaking.
Look closely at the work Alma Thomas, an artist who explored color, light, and the natural world through painting. Learn more about the artist and her work, make art inspired by her example, and explore the work of other artists with connections to Thomas.
Take a deep look at Weaving by Diego Rivera to learn how Indigenous Mexican traditions and modern art movements influenced his creative practice. Using the activities provided, you can make weavings and portraits inspired by your heritage. Plus, explore collection works by Rivera’s peers.
Learn about by Elizabeth Catlett who used her art to honor Black history and culture and to fight for social justice, including in her collaborative work with the Mexican printmaking collective, Taller de Gráfica Popular (TGP).
