Located downtown by Millennium Park, this top art museum is TripAdvisor's #1 Chicago attraction—a must when visiting the city.

Discover art by Van Gogh, Picasso, Warhol & more in the Art Institute's collection spanning 5,000 years of creativity.

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 …

Jun 7, 2025 · Shaw debuts his more-than 100-feet-wide, 21-panel Paradise Lost (2009–25), a magnificent allegorical painting that takes viewers on a spellbinding journey, from the …

Sep 22, 2024 · The first exhibition to seriously examine O’Keeffe’s paintings, drawings, and pastels of urban landscapes, taking seriously O’Keeffe’s declaration that her “New Yorks …

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In fall of 2024, the Art Institute unveiled a newly imagined and installed gallery for the arts of Korea—our first space fully dedicated to this cultural region.

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The more than 300,000 works in the Art Institute’s expansive collection are overseen by various specialized curatorial divisions, each filled with distinguished curators and researchers. 

The Arts of the Americas department stewards a diverse collection of nearly 4,600 objects from North, Central, and South America from 5000 BCE to the present, reflecting the extensive …