Looking for ways that a group can experience the museum together? We offer both guided tours through our external partners and recommendations for self-guided visits, plus lots of tips for making your ...

Never been to the Art Institute before and not sure what to expect? Never fear. We’ve got plenty of handy tips to make your visit fun and inspiring—and likely not your last. Purchase tickets in ...

for the extravagant and conspicuous use of gold. Over time, imperial expansion increased Romans’ access to a variety of valuable materials, leading to a distinctly Roman taste for jewelry ...

Thanks to the generosity of our members, donors, volunteers, and friends, every year we are able to grow our global collection, expand our audience engagement, strengthen our exhibition program, and ...

CHICAGO — The Art Institute of Chicago today announced the election of Eric Lefkofsky as the organization’s new chair of the ...

Between the late 18th and early 19th centuries, France’s political situation was extremely volatile. The government churned from Monarchy to Republic to Empire and back again, and these system changes ...

A pupil of Jacob van Ruisdael, Meindert Hobbema often borrowed motifs from his teacher, such as the watermill seen here. Watermills, which Hobbema employed more than 30 times in his paintings and ...

Join artist Charles Ray and museum educator Sam Ramos for an informal gallery tour and conversation about Ray’s creative ...

CHICAGO—The Art Institute of Chicago is pleased to unveil a newly imagined and installed gallery for the arts of Korea on November 1, 2024. The new installation is ...

The governing body for both the museum and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Board of Trustees is a group of highly dedicated individuals who bring their wide-ranging expertise to ensure ...

The most ephemeral of all Japanese prints, fans depicting popular Kabuki actors, beauties, and landscapes were common during the Edo period (1615–1868). They came in two shapes: the folding fan (ōgi) ...