Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago's collection covers a variety of themes, including:

• African (among other strengths, the collection of African ceramics is the largest in an American art museum)
• American (significant groups of work by Sargent, Whistler, Cassatt and Winslow Homer as well as iconic images by Grant Wood, Georgia O'Keeffe, Edward Hopper, and Diego Rivera)
• Ancient (extensive displays of Greek, Etruscan, Roman, and Egyptian artifacts)
• Architecture and Design (grounded in works by Frank Lloyd Wright, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Le Corbusier)
• Arms and Armor (swords, cannon, and more)
• Asian (representing five millennia from China, Korea, Japan, India, southwest Asia, and the Near and Middle East)
• Contemporary (almost every significant art movement from 1950 to the present)
• European Decorative Arts (Includes furniture, ceramics, metalwork, glass, enamels, and ivory from 1100 to the present)
• European painting and Sculpture (one of the worlds finest collections, from 12th century works to the Impressionists)
• Indian Art of the Americans (Mesoamerican and Andean ceramics, sculpture, textiles, and metalwork as well as artifacts of North American cultures)
• Medieval and Renaissance (features both religious works and objects of daily use, lets you visually experience the impact of the Renaissance)
• Modern (the extraordinary collection includes Picasso's Old Guitarist, Matisse's Bathers by a River, O'Keeffe's Black Cross, New Mexico Wood's American Gothic, Magritte's Time Transfixed, Hopper's Nighthawks, and Ivan Albright's Picture of Dorian Gray)
• Photography (Spanning the history of the medium from its beginning in 1839 to the present)
• Prints and Drawings (British, French, and Italian drawings; Old Master prints; extensive 20th-century holdings)
• Textiles (includes Pre-Columbian textiles, European vestments, tapestries, woven silks and velvets, printed fabrics, needlework, and lace)

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!