Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603, USA(312) 443-3600
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Founded in 1879, the Art Institute of Chicago is one of the worlds major museums, housing an extraordinary collection of objects from across places, cultures, and time. We are also a place of active learning for all'dedicated to investigation, innovation, education, and dialogue'continually aspiring to greater public service and civic engagement.
The Art Institute of Chicago collects, preserves, and interprets works of art of the highest quality, representing the worlds diverse artistic traditions, for the inspiration and education of the public and in accordance with our professions highest ethical standards and practices.
The opening of the Modern Wing in 2009 not only expanded the museums space but also enabled the museum to reconsider how we present our collection, affording a rare opportunity to step back from, examine, and reshape the narratives we offer. With its 264,000 square feet, the addition increased the museums total size by nearly 35 percent, allowing each of our curatorial departments to display more of their permanent holdings. In the summer of 2010, space formerly devoted to contemporary art became the new home of galleries dedicated to Native American and pre-Columbian art, as well as galleries focusing on art from across the continent of Africa, presenting the rich diversity of these superb collections in substantially larger spaces. In the fall of 2010, the Roger L. and Pamela Weston Wing and Japanese Art Galleries opened, elegantly reconceptualizing the display of ancient through contemporary works of Japanese art. Fall 2012 brought the Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art, a suite of galleries that encircle McKinlock Court with artworks that trace the development of Western art from the dawn of the third millennium BC to the time of the great Byzantine Empire. And in spring 2017, the Deering Family Galleries of Medieval and Renaissance Art, Arms, and Armor opened, offering an immersive experience of this period through more than 700 objects in various media.
The Art Institute of Chicago collects, preserves, and interprets works of art of the highest quality, representing the worlds diverse artistic traditions, for the inspiration and education of the public and in accordance with our professions highest ethical standards and practices.
The opening of the Modern Wing in 2009 not only expanded the museums space but also enabled the museum to reconsider how we present our collection, affording a rare opportunity to step back from, examine, and reshape the narratives we offer. With its 264,000 square feet, the addition increased the museums total size by nearly 35 percent, allowing each of our curatorial departments to display more of their permanent holdings. In the summer of 2010, space formerly devoted to contemporary art became the new home of galleries dedicated to Native American and pre-Columbian art, as well as galleries focusing on art from across the continent of Africa, presenting the rich diversity of these superb collections in substantially larger spaces. In the fall of 2010, the Roger L. and Pamela Weston Wing and Japanese Art Galleries opened, elegantly reconceptualizing the display of ancient through contemporary works of Japanese art. Fall 2012 brought the Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art, a suite of galleries that encircle McKinlock Court with artworks that trace the development of Western art from the dawn of the third millennium BC to the time of the great Byzantine Empire. And in spring 2017, the Deering Family Galleries of Medieval and Renaissance Art, Arms, and Armor opened, offering an immersive experience of this period through more than 700 objects in various media.