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

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$25 adults (under 14 free)

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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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Female Figure with Geometric Face and Body Paint

Portrait of the Seventh Dalai Lama

God Vishnu's Mount, Garuda, Kneeling with Hands in Gesture of Adoration (Anjalimudra)

Conductor for the Monkey Band

Queen Louise of Prussia

Mezzetino

Capital with Anointing of David

Mirror Case with Falconry Scene

The Freedman

Madonna

Bodhisattva Manjushri Holding a Blue Lotus (Utpala)

Relief of a Walking Lion

Head (one of a pair)

Guanyin (Avalokitesvara)

Head (Uhunmwun Elao)

One of the Set of the Four Evangelists: Matthew

God Shiva as Lord Who Is Half-Male, Half-Female (Ardhanarishvara)

Seated Hunchbacked Dwarf

The Nativity

Statuette of a Female Figure

Nyoirin Kannon

Plaque with Triton and Nereids

Double-Faced Female Figurine

Statue of a Young Boy

Putto with Papal Insignia

Portrait of Balzac

Bull, Possibly God Shiva's Mount, Nandi

Statue of Young Dionysos

Figure of Phryne

Panel Emblematical of the Arts

Standing Figure of Hercules

Bust of Paris

Standing Buddha with Left Hand in Gift Giving Gesture (varadamudra)

Jizo Bosatsu

Bust from the Adams Memorial

Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating in the Indrashala Cave [top] and Buddha Dipankara [bottom]

Lion Protome, probably for a Throne

Bishamon

Plaque with Priam and Achilles

Water

Figure of a Soldier

Equestrian and Four Figures

Emaciated Siddhartha

Seated Warrior Figure with Turtle Headdress, Holding a Staff

Statuette of a Seated Girl

God Vishnu

Portrait of a Tibetan Lama, possibly the Seventh Dalai Lama

Robert Louis Stevenson