Chicago - Art Institute of Chicago 



Beginning in 1866 as the Chicago Academy of Design, one of the first art schools in the country, the Art Institute of Chicago is a world class museum with a collection of more than 300,000 artworks arranged within 10 curatorial departments. The diverse collection spans thousands of years and includes pieces from a variety of media including painting, prints, photography, sculpture, decorative arts, textiles, architectural drawings and more. The main building, designed by Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge in beaux-arts style, was built for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Several other buildings have been added on over the years and today the complex measures 400,000 square feet.
The Institute is probably best known for its collection of impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings including Georges Seurat's 1884 "A Sunday Afternoon on La Grand Jatte," Renoir's 1879 "Acrobats at the Circus Fernando" and 33 paintings by Claude Monet.
However there are opportunities to discover treasures in each of the major departments, which include:
African and Amerindian Art
American Art
Architecture
Asian Art
Ancient Art
European Art
Photography
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
Prints and Drawing
Textiles
Arms and Armor
Modern and Contemporary Art
On the lower floor are the Thorne Miniature Rooms, a kind of gigantic dolls' house with 68 different rooms (representing every type of dwelling from a peasant's hut to a palace) reproduced on the scale of 1:12. Also within the complex are an art school, a Children's Museum, the Film Center and the renowned Goodman Theater.
However there are opportunities to discover treasures in each of the major departments, which include:
African and Amerindian Art
American Art
Architecture
Asian Art
Ancient Art
European Art
Photography
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
Prints and Drawing
Textiles
Arms and Armor
Modern and Contemporary Art
On the lower floor are the Thorne Miniature Rooms, a kind of gigantic dolls' house with 68 different rooms (representing every type of dwelling from a peasant's hut to a palace) reproduced on the scale of 1:12. Also within the complex are an art school, a Children's Museum, the Film Center and the renowned Goodman Theater.
Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603-6110
United States
Phone 1 (312) 443-3600
Fax 1 (312) 443-0849
111 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603-6110
United States
Phone 1 (312) 443-3600
Fax 1 (312) 443-0849
| Open | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:00 | 10:00 | |
| Closed | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 20:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | |
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| New Year's Day (January 1) Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November) Christmas - Christian (December 25) | ||||||||
Admission is free to all on Thursday evenings from 5-8pm.
Group discounts are available with prior notice.
Special needs visitors can arrange for a private tour by calling (312) 443-3680, at least one month in advance.
Flashes, tripods, and video cameras are prohibited.
Loan exhibits may not be photographed.
Group discounts are available with prior notice.
Special needs visitors can arrange for a private tour by calling (312) 443-3680, at least one month in advance.
Flashes, tripods, and video cameras are prohibited.
Loan exhibits may not be photographed.
Parking
Pay
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Guides
Guided tour available as optional extra.
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Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Wheelchair loan or rental
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