The Art Institute of Chicago shares its singular collections with our city and the world. We collect, care for, and interpret works of art across time, cultures, geographies, and identities, centering ...

Following the example of the revolutionary early seventeenth-century artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Bartolomeo Manfredi chose to depict ordinary individuals in his scenes from the Bible and ...

The sixty-eight fascinating Thorne Miniature Rooms feature highlights from the history of interior design and decorative arts from the thirteenth century to 1940. These enchanting miniature stage sets ...

In Peru—Machu Picchu, Morning Light, Georgia O’Keeffe portrayed not the remains of the 15th-century royal Inca estate but the steep side of a nearby mountain thrusting up to the sky. She admired the ...

Step back in time to an era rich with beauty and lavish decor. Create a great performance. Enlighten your guests with a notable lecture, film, musical concert, or formal business presentation.

Maria Elena Vieira da Silva. Composition, 1936/37. Bequest of Maxine Kunstadter.

The Art Institute’s extensive Applied Arts of Europe collection of 8,500 objects includes furniture, ceramics, metalwork, glass, and wallpaper dating from 1100 to 1945. There is particular strength in ...