Art Institute of Chicago

Q: What are the most famous paintings at the Art Institute?

Edward Hopper's Nighthawks, Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, and Grant Wood's American Gothic. All three are icons of American art.

Q: What Impressionist paintings are here?

One of the best Impressionist collections outside Paris. Renoir's Two Sisters, Caillebotte's Paris Street; Rainy Day, and Post-Impressionist works by Cézanne fill the second floor galleries.

Q: When is the Art Institute free?

Illinois residents get free entry on certain weekday evenings (check the website for current schedule). Children under 14 are always free. Regular admission is around $25 for adults. Hopper's Nighthawks is in the American art galleries on the first floor.

Q: What else is worth seeing besides paintings?

The Thorne Miniature Rooms (68 tiny furnished rooms) are a hidden gem. The Japanese print collection is world-class. Toulouse-Lautrec's At the Moulin Rouge is in the modern European galleries. The Modern Wing's rooftop terrace has great city views.

Q: How long should I spend at the Art Institute?

At least 3-4 hours for the highlights. The Impressionist galleries alone could take an hour. The museum is massive, with nearly 300,000 objects across multiple buildings connected by the Modern Wing bridge.

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111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603, USA

Chicago, United States

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$25 adults (under 14 free)

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15 artists in database

1Wedgwood Manufactory36 works 2Ancient Egyptian (Unknown)34 works 3Ancient Roman (Unknown)27 works 4Rembrandt van Rijn23 works 5Edgar Degas20 works

The Art Institute of Chicago opened in 1879 and ranks as one of the oldest and largest art museums in the United States. The Beaux-Arts building on Michigan Avenue, guarded by two bronze lions, holds nearly 300,000 works spanning 5,000 years. The 2009 Modern Wing designed by Renzo Piano added significant gallery space and a pedestrian bridge to Millennium Park.

The Impressionist and Post-Impressionist galleries are among the best outside Paris. Georges Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte and Edward Hopper's Nighthawks are two of the museum's most recognized works. Grant Wood's American Gothic hangs here too. The collection also covers ancient, Asian, and decorative arts, but the painting galleries from Cézanne to Caillebotte are what most visitors come for.

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Edward Hopper's Nighthawks, Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, and Grant Wood's American Gothic. All three are icons of American art.

One of the best Impressionist collections outside Paris. Renoir's Two Sisters, Caillebotte's Paris Street; Rainy Day, and Post-Impressionist works by Cézanne fill the second floor galleries.

Illinois residents get free entry on certain weekday evenings (check the website for current schedule). Children under 14 are always free. Regular admission is around $25 for adults. Hopper's Nighthawks is in the American art galleries on the first floor.

The Thorne Miniature Rooms (68 tiny furnished rooms) are a hidden gem. The Japanese print collection is world-class. Toulouse-Lautrec's At the Moulin Rouge is in the modern European galleries. The Modern Wing's rooftop terrace has great city views.

At least 3-4 hours for the highlights. The Impressionist galleries alone could take an hour. The museum is massive, with nearly 300,000 objects across multiple buildings connected by the Modern Wing bridge.

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Guitarist for the Monkey Band

Capital with Eagles

Buddhist Pagoda

Jambhala, the God of Wealth, Seated on a Dragon

Cameo with Portrait of Oliver Cromwell

Saint Bartholomew

George Banks

Plaque with Galloping Horse and Rider

Altarpiece with Twenty-Second Jaina Tirthankara Neminatha Surrounded by Twenty-Three Other Tirthankaras

Shinto Deity in the Guise of the Monk Hyeja

Allegory of Spring

Self-Portrait of the Sculptor Antonio Canova

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Seated with Hand in Gesture of Gift Giving (Varadamudra)

Plaque with Bacchus, Fauns, and Silenus

Model for a Statue of Louis XV

House Model Depicting a Ritual Feast

Buddhist God Mahakala

The Peep Show, or the Magic Lantern (La Curiosité ou La Lanterne Magique)

Female Bust (possibly Aïda)

Daniel Webster

Model of a Two-Story Structure

Oval Cosmetic Box Lid with a Man Being Entertained by a Lyrist

Disputation of Saint Catherine

Diptych Panel with Virgin and Child and Two Angels

Bagpiper for the Monkey Band

Relief Depicting a God

The Massacre of the Innocents

Tomb Wall Fragment Depicting Offering Bearers and Butchers

Buddha, Standing with Hand in Gesture of Reassurance (Abhaymudra)

Lassoing Wild Horses

Female Shinto Deity

Buddhist Tower in Form of a Pagoda (Hokyointo)

Buffalo-Headed Vajrabhairava, a Wrathful form of Bodhisattva Manjushri

Jeweled and Crowned Buddha (Jambupati)

Bust of Martha Baker Swinburne

Jungfer Lorenzen of Tangermünde

Miniature Reliquary (<em>Stupa</em>)

Upper Part of a Tabernacle for the Holy Sacrament

Bird on a Knob

Bust of a Nobleman in Armor

The Fear of Love

Salt Cellar

Hercules and Lichas

Plaque with Sacrifice to Ceres

Double -Sided Capital with Female Figure Astride a Lion

Bust of a Satyr

Fragment of an Architectural Model

Deity from a Set of Five Pancharaksha Goddesses