CHICAGO — The Art Institute of Chicago is honored to announce a $75 million gift from Aaron I. Fleischman and Lin Lougheed that will support the museum’s future campus vision. This generous gift—the ...

Teen Audio Guide Opportunities for Teens My Chicagos: A Virtual Gallery Work at the museum for a semester, summer, or school year. Make art, get hands-on museum experience, and design events and ...

In October and November of 1951, Ellsworth Kelly produced a series of eight large-scale collages. Each of the works consisted of papier gommette, sticky colored paper used by French schoolchildren, ...

This painting is a small replica of an altarpiece for the private family chapel of San José in Toledo, Spain. The production of smaller versions of commissioned altarpieces allowed El Greco to ...

Admission is free for Illinois residents on Thursday evenings, 5:00–8:00, June 6–September 26. You can reserve your free tickets online in advance; your resident status will be verified using the zip ...

Join us for a wide range of programs—there's something for visitors of all ages. Check out the calendar ...

Admission is free for Illinois residents on Thursday evenings, 5:00–8:00, June 6–September 26. You can reserve your free tickets online in advance; your resident status will be verified using the zip ...

After World War I, a striking visual language came to prominence in photography, characterized by the use of multiple exposures, unusual vantages, and sharp focus. While this style is often associated ...

What new understandings and ideas can we create when we observe, make connections, ask questions and reflect on works of art?

A place is defined not only by its spatial coordinates but also by its position in the temporal dimension; every place is inherently tied to when it exists and the meaning it accumulates over time—an ...

Use clues from works of art to make inferences, or guesses based on evidence, about characters.

Use your close looking and comparison skills to consider the qualities of works of art and give awards.