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The Art Institute of Chicago collects, preserves, and interprets works of art of the highest quality, representing the world’s diverse artistic traditions, for the inspiration and education of the public and in accordance with our profession’s highest ethical standards and practices.
Location
Chicago, United States
Founded in
1879

Current events

Restricted gifts of Mr. and Mrs. James N. Bay and Linda and Vincent Buonanno and Family, Crèche, Naples, mid-18th century. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Neapolitan crèche
23 Nov 2024 — 6 Jan 2025
Etienne Barthélemy Garnier, Banquet of Tereus, date unknown. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Revolution to restoration
26 Oct 2024 — 6 Jan 2025
Jeremy Frey, Basket within basket, 2012. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Woven
26 Oct 2024 — 10 Feb 2025
Claude-Joseph Vernet, After the storm, 1788. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
French neoclassical paintings from the Horvitz Collection
19 Oct 2024 — 6 Jan 2025
Paula Modersohn-Becker, Woman in profile, turned right, 1898–99. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Paula Modersohn-Becker: I am me
12 Oct 2024 — 12 Jan 2025
Jitish Kallat, Public notice 3, exhibition view. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Public notice 3
9 Sep 2024 — 10 Sep 2025

Permanent events

Henry P. Glass, American, born Austria, 1911–2003, Fada Radio Design, Red Radio: Presentation Drawing, 1946
Architecture and Design
Permanent event
Italian, Sicily, Casket, 12th century
Arms, Armor, Medieval, and Renaissance
Permanent event
Georges Seurat, French, 1859-1891, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884, 1884/86
European Painting and Sculpture
Permanent event
The New Contemporary. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
The New Contemporary
Permanent event
Roman, minted in Rome, Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Lucius Verus, December A.D. 163/December A.D. 164, issued by Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
Ancient and Byzantine Art
Permanent event
Late Classic Maya, Usumacinta River area, Mexico or Guatemala, Ballplayer Panel, A.D. 700/800
Indian Art of the Americas
Permanent event
New Galleries for Islamic Art. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
New Galleries for Islamic Art
Permanent event
Winslow Homer, American, 1836-1910, After the Hurricane, Bahamas, 1899
Prints and Drawings
Permanent event
Italy, Rome, Leandro Gagliardi (Italian, 1729-1798), Candlestick, 1765/66
European Decorative Arts
Permanent event
Of Gods and Glamour. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Of Gods and Glamour
Permanent event
Thomas Hart Benton, American, 1889-1975, Cotton Pickers, 1945
American Art
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Harry Callahan, American, 1912–1999, Chicago, 1950
Photography
Permanent event
Past Forward. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Past Forward
Permanent event
Judy Ledgerwood. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Judy Ledgerwood
Permanent event
Gerhard Richter, German, born 1932, Davos, 1981
Contemporary Art
Permanent event
A New View of African Art. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
A New View of African Art
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Paul Gauguin, French, 1848-1903, Arlésiennes (Mistral), 1888
Modern Art
Permanent event
China, Cloud-Shaped Pillow with Peony Scroll, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), late 10th/early 11th century
Asian
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Mrs. James Ward Thorne, American, 1882-1966, E-21: French Boudoir of the Louis XV Period, 1740-60, c. 1937
Thorne Miniature Rooms
Permanent event
England, Cope, 1475/1525, with later restoration
Textiles
Permanent event
The Deering Family Galleries. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
The Deering Family Galleries
Permanent event
Senufo, Côte d'Ivoire, Mask (Kponyungo), Mid-19th/mid-20th century
African collection
Permanent event

Past events

Ornamental Traditions. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Ornamental Traditions
1 Jul 2018 — 30 Jun 2019
Super/Natural: Textiles of the Andes. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Super/Natural: Textiles of the Andes
23 Feb — 23 Jun 2019
Self-Portrait, about 1636–38 Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. The Norton Simon Foundation, Pasadena, California.
Rembrandt Portraits
3 Mar — 9 Jun 2019
Into the Void. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Into the Void
26 Jan — 5 May 2019
Dawoud Bey. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Dawoud Bey
11 Jan — 14 Apr 2019
Tomma Abts. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Tomma Abts
19 Oct 2018 — 17 Feb 2019
My Building, Your Design. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
My Building, Your Design
1 Sep 2018 — 3 Feb 2019
Vivian Suter: el bosque interior. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Vivian Suter: el bosque interior
25 Aug 2018 — 27 Jan 2019
Painting the Floating World. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Painting the Floating World
4 Nov 2018 — 27 Jan 2019
Holiday Thorne Rooms. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Holiday Thorne Rooms
16 Nov 2018 — 7 Jan 2019
Neapolitan Crèche. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Neapolitan Crèche
17 Nov 2018 — 6 Jan 2019
Suellen Rocca. Bare Shouldered Beauty and the Pink Creature, 1965. The Art Institute of Chicago, Frederick W. Renshaw Acquisition and Carol Rosenthal-Groeling Purchase funds. © Suellen Rocca.
Hairy Who? 1966–1969
1 Oct 2018 — 6 Jan 2019
James Webb: Prayer. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
James Webb: Prayer
6 Sep — 31 Dec 2018
Rosalind Nashashibi: Vivian's Garden. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Rosalind Nashashibi: Vivian's Garden
1 Sep — 2 Dec 2018
Never a Lovely So Real. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Never a Lovely So Real
1 May — 28 Oct 2018
Music and Movement. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Music and Movement
1 May — 21 Oct 2018
Judy Ledgerwood. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Judy Ledgerwood
10 May — 30 Sep 2018
John Singer Sargent and Chicago's Gilded Age. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
John Singer Sargent and Chicago's Gilded Age
1 Jul — 30 Sep 2018
Georg Jensen. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Georg Jensen
22 Jun — 9 Sep 2018
Charles White. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Charles White
8 Jun — 3 Sep 2018
Helen Frankenthaler Prints. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Helen Frankenthaler Prints
1 May — 3 Sep 2018
Max Lamb. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Max Lamb
1 May — 26 Aug 2018
Volta Photo. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Volta Photo
1 May — 19 Aug 2018
Flesh. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Flesh
1 May — 5 Aug 2018
Xu Longsen. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Xu Longsen
1 May — 24 Jun 2018
Andrew Lord. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Andrew Lord
1 Nov 2017 — 15 Apr 2018
Rodin: Sculptor and Storyteller. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Rodin: Sculptor and Storyteller
1 Nov 2017 — 4 Mar 2018
India Modern: The Paintings of M. F. Husain. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
India Modern: The Paintings of M. F. Husain
1 Jul 2017 — 4 Mar 2018
Revoliutsiia! Demonstratsiia! Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Revoliutsiia! Demonstratsiia!
28 Oct 2017 — 15 Jan 2018
Neapolitan Crèche. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Neapolitan Crèche
1 Nov 2017 — 7 Jan 2018
Holiday Thorne Rooms. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Holiday Thorne Rooms
1 Nov 2017 — 7 Jan 2018
Tarsila do Amaral. Postcard, 1929. Private collection, Rio de Janeiro. © Tarsila do Amaral Licenciamentos.
Tarsila do Amaral
8 Oct 2017 — 7 Jan 2018
Doctrine and Devotion. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Doctrine and Devotion
3 Jan 2017 — 3 Jan 2018
Leigh Ledare. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Leigh Ledare
1 Nov — 31 Dec 2017
Bless: Ines Kaag and Desiree Heiss. Bless Beauty Hairbrush, 1999. Architecture Purchase Account Fund.
Architecture and Design at the Art Institute
12 Sep — 7 Dec 2017
Shakers and Movers. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Shakers and Movers
1 Jul — 3 Dec 2017
Along the Lines. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Along the Lines
1 Jul — 29 Oct 2017
The Deering Family Galleries of Medieval and Renaissance Art, Arms, and Armor. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Medieval and Renaissance Art, Arms, and Armor
1 Jul — 11 Oct 2017
By the Light of the Moon. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
By the Light of the Moon
1 Jul — 8 Oct 2017
Gauguin. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Gauguin
25 Jun — 10 Sep 2017
Helena Almeida. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Helena Almeida
1 Jul — 4 Sep 2017
Robert Frank. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Robert Frank
27 May — 20 Aug 2017
Grant Wood - "American Gothic", dettaglio
America after the Fall
5 Jun — 18 Sep 2016
Unidentified Artist
. Mama Ocllo, 1835/45
. Carl and Marilynn Thoma Collection.
A Voyage to South America
11 Nov 2014 — 21 Feb 2015 at Art Institute of Chicago
Bracelets, 6th century. Byzantine. Benaki Museum, Athens.
Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections
27 Sep 2014 — 15 Feb 2015 at Art Institute of Chicago
James Ensor. The Bathing Hut, c. 1876. Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, 2972. © 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SABAM, Brussels. Image: Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp. © Lukas-Art in Flanders vzw. Photo by Hugo Maertens.
Temptation: The Demons of James Ensor
23 Nov 2014 — 25 Jan 2015 at Art Institute of Chicago
Lucy McKenzie. Quodlibet XXXX, 2014. Courtesy Galerie Micheline Szwajcer, Brussels.
Lucy McKenzie
23 Oct 2014 — 18 Jan 2015 at Art Institute of Chicago
Thomas Struth, Crosby Street, New York, Soho, 1978. © Thomas Struth
The City Lost and Found
26 Oct 2014 — 11 Jan 2015 at Art Institute of Chicago
Sarah Charlesworth. Patricia Cawlings, Los Angeles, 1980, printed 2012, No. 10 of 14 from the series Stills. The Art Institute of Chicago, Krueck Foundation and Photography Gala Funds,2013.129. © Estate of Sarah Charlesworth. Courtesy the Estate of Sarah Charlesworth and Maccarone.
Sarah Charlesworth. Stills
18 Sep 2014 — 4 Jan 2015 at Art Institute of Chicago
Ethel Stein. Moon Wall, 2008. The Art Institute of Chicago. Gift of Ethel Stein. © Ethel Stein.
Ethel Stein, Master Weaver
13 Jun — 9 Nov 2014 at Art Institute of Chicago
René Magritte (Belgian, 1898–1967). The Lovers (Les Amants), 1928. Oil on canvas; 54 × 73.4 cm (21 3/8 × 28 7/8 in.). Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Richard S. Zeisler. © Charly Herscovici – ADAGP – ARS, 2014
Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926–1938
24 Jun — 13 Oct 2014 at Art Institute of Chicago
Pablo O'Higgins. Masons, 1942. The Art Institute of Chicago. William McCallin McKee Memorial Collection.
What May Come
4 Jul — 12 Oct 2014 at Art Institute of Chicago

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