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The Art Institute of Chicago Interested in becoming a member? (312) 499-4111 The Art Institute of Chicago shares its singular collections with our city and the world.

We collect, care for, and interpret works of art across time, cultures, geographies, and identities, centering the vision of artists and makers.

05/31/2026

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What happens in the space between you and the artworks in front of you? Can your experience of art cultivate greater self-awareness and attention to the present moment?

Allow yourself to slow down and take a moment to reset with our new mindfulness audio tour, inspired by our popular Mindful Looking gallery tours, and featuring Pádraig O'Tuama of the podcast "Poetry Unbound."

Follow along as Pádraig and Marielle Epstein—our Mindful Looking facilitator at the museum—lead listeners in a meditation on some of our most iconic works. The full tour is available on our free app, Bloomberg Connects, and here: https://bit.ly/4fGGuWH

Image:
Claude Monet. "Branch of the Seine near Giverny (Mist)," from the series "Mornings on the Seine,” 1897. Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection.

How do we piece together a story from pictures?In our latest article, we explain how we begin to identify works that are...
05/30/2026

How do we piece together a story from pictures?
In our latest article, we explain how we begin to identify works that are missing key details.
Read now: https://bit.ly/3PgrC6T

Image:

Walter Ranzini. "Strikers at Seabrook Farms, Bridgeton, New Jersey (Riot Men and Women Fighting with Police…)," made 1934. Photographic Society Fund.

FINAL WEEKEND– "Matisse’s Jazz: Rhythms in Color"Don’t miss your last chance to see Henri Matisse’s revolutionary artist...
05/29/2026

FINAL WEEKEND– "Matisse’s Jazz: Rhythms in Color"

Don’t miss your last chance to see Henri Matisse’s revolutionary artist’s book "Jazz." See how he first explored the paper cut-out style that would define his late career.

"Matisse’s Jazz: Rhythms in Color" closes June 1. Get tickets now: https://bit.ly/49fQMIG

This portrait’s sitter, a Viennese actor named Maximilian Korn, poses elegantly in fine clothing with his finger holding...
05/28/2026

This portrait’s sitter, a Viennese actor named Maximilian Korn, poses elegantly in fine clothing with his finger holding his place in a book, as if he has just been interrupted while reading.

Artist Ferdinand Georg WaldmĂĽller, no stranger to the theater himself, honed his skill as a painter by copying well-known works in Dresden, Rome, and Vienna while on tour with his wife, Katharina Weidner, a successful opera singer.

Here, WaldmĂĽller updated the traditional Renaissance portrait with a landscape background by integrating the sitter into his organic surroundings: Korn leans on a mossy rock and basks in the same sunlight that illuminates the distant mountains.

See "The Actor Maximilian Korn in a Landscape," on view in Gallery 221.
https://bit.ly/4nWq3b8

Image:
Ferdinand Georg WaldmĂĽller. "The Actor Maximilian Korn in a Landscape," 1828. Gift of Jane B. Gidwitz.

Did you know the official start of Route 66 begins right in front of the Art Institute?🛣️Join us tomorrow, May 28, for a...
05/27/2026

Did you know the official start of Route 66 begins right in front of the Art Institute?🛣️

Join us tomorrow, May 28, for a special artist talk with Susan Folwell (Santa Clara Pueblo) as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the legendary highway.

Learn more about her ceramic series "Roads Well Traveled: Route 66," inspired by the nostalgia, camp, and scenic beauty of “America’s Main Street.” And see the works now on view in Gallery 263.

Register: https://bit.ly/4uzUnuo

Images:

Susan Folwell. "Badlands, from the series Roads Well Traveled: Route 66," 2024. Peter and Elaine Liebesman Collection.

Susan Folwell. "Tucumcari, from the series Roads Well Traveled: Route 66," 2024. Peter and Elaine Liebesman Collection.

Calling all Chicago Teens!Jump-start your summer with Exuberus, the museum’s free annual teen night on June 5 from 4:00–...
05/26/2026

Calling all Chicago Teens!

Jump-start your summer with Exuberus, the museum’s free annual teen night on June 5 from 4:00–8:00 PM. We invite you to enjoy performances, art-making, an open mic to flex your talents, dancing, and more.

RSVP for free online https://bit.ly/4wEV4UO

EXUBERUS is organized by the Art Institute Teens, a group of Chicago-area teens that organizes free programming for young people at the museum.

Have a safe and restful Memorial Day, whether at the beach or at the museum, which is open today from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Wan...
05/25/2026

Have a safe and restful Memorial Day, whether at the beach or at the museum, which is open today from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Want to enjoy the beach without all the sand? Take our self-guided "Beach Party" tour. https://bit.ly/42MLOjT

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Georges Seurat. "Final Study for 'Bathers at Asnières,'" 1883. Gift of the Adele R. Levy Fund, Inc.

The name Renoir is closely associated with paintings of dancers, the celebration of life, and the enjoyment of leisure, ...
05/24/2026

The name Renoir is closely associated with paintings of dancers, the celebration of life, and the enjoyment of leisure, which makes "Seascape" and its storm-tossed ocean quite unusual and unexpected.

For his landscapes, Renoir preferred sunny days with blue skies and calm winds; rarely do we see unsettled weather. In this work, the overcast sky, churning surf, and blue tones convey a sense of sea-drenched cold with astonishing effectiveness.

See this work on view in Gallery 201. https://bit.ly/42P2VS1

Image: Pierre-Auguste Renoir. "Seascape," 1879. The Art Institute of Chicago, Potter Palmer Collection.

Has matcha become part of your morning routine? 🍵 In our latest article, we explore the history of matcha, tea preparati...
05/23/2026

Has matcha become part of your morning routine? 🍵
In our latest article, we explore the history of matcha, tea preparation, and ancient tea bowls in our collection. https://bit.ly/43eqrb9

Born on this day in 1844, Mary Cassatt was a trailblazing artist.In the late 1880s through the early 1900s, Cassatt purs...
05/22/2026

Born on this day in 1844, Mary Cassatt was a trailblazing artist.

In the late 1880s through the early 1900s, Cassatt pursued ambitious and experimental work, exploring the theme of mothers and caretakers with children, creating complex color prints, and undertaking an unprecedented mural commission for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

Join us on September 6 for the first exhibition at the Art Institute dedicated to the fiercely independent female maker in more than 25 years, "Mary Cassatt: After Impressionism."

Image: Mary Cassatt. "The Child’s Bath," 1893. Robert A. Waller Fund.
https://bit.ly/4pbNBYx

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