No trip to Chicago is complete without a visit to the world-renowned Art Institute - now the nation’s second-largest museum.
Walk across the Nichols Bridgeway from Millennium Park and experience Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano’s Modern Wing, home to our celebrated collections of modern and contemporary art, architecture, design, and photography. Then stroll back in time and let your old favorites - iconic artists like Seurat, Hopper, Monet, and Rembrandt - guide you through the historical Michigan Avenue building and to treasured works from around the world.
Bringing the whole family? Kids under 14 are free! Drop by the state-of-the-art Ryan Education Center for stories, games, and art activities for toddlers through teens. Or, travel to the Thorne Miniature Rooms (68 model rooms created on a one-inch-to-one-foot scale) and achieve a "heightened" sense of self.
Art Institute of Chicago's collection covers a variety of themes, including:
There truly is something for every taste and interest, so be sure not to miss this world class museum on your visit to the City of Chicago!
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Comments about Smart Destinations Art Institute of Chicago:
The collections is this museum will blow your socks off. The GO card makes it easy to breeze through the lines. Just get there early!
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Comments about Smart Destinations Art Institute of Chicago:
The card made this attraction simple once you made it through the security check at the front entrance. We simply went to the ticket desk and switched for different tickets. Overall we thought this art museum was pretty typical of any other large scale art museum one would go to. Some of the large statues were unique and cool to take pictures of. We also enjoyed the mini rooms. The museum is flooded with people, inside and out. Overall it might have been a better experience if we had taken more time to see the entire museum.
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Comments about Smart Destinations Art Institute of Chicago:
This museum absolutely has something for everyone! The Thorne Rooms are a collection of miniatures -- perfect for children and furniture/decorative arts enthusiasts. The galleries contain masterpiece after masterpiece -- no matter your tastes, you WILL find favorites here. The food choices here are also excellent.
111 South Michigan Avenue
(at Adams Street)
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: 312-443-3600
Website: Art Institute of Chicago
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