Major Masterworks:

The Art Institute is brimming with must-see works by major artists. Can you identify the Renoir, Paul Klee, Picasso, Van Gogh, and Winslow Homer?

The Art Institute of Chicago

111 South Michigan Ave.

Open:
Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri. 10:30-4:30
Tuesday
10:30-8:00
Sat., Sun.
10:00-5:00

The museum is open every day except Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Admission is free on Tuesdays, otherwise recommended donation of $10 for adults and $6 for children.

12/02 CHICAGO: Whirlwind Tour of the Art Institute

The collection of the Art Institute of Chicago belongs on anyone's short list of museum must-visits. There are so many familiar faces among the galleries, it's like high school reunion; you're constantly running into someone you recognize. But in this case, every encounter is a delight and a pleasure.

I didn't have enough time to take in everything on offer here, but who could blame me when the museum includes comprehensive collections of African American art, architecture, Asian art, European decorative arts, sculpture, Classical art, European painting, modern and contemporary art, photography, prints, drawings and textiles?

A small sample of its riches: mouse over the thumbnail images to view full versions.

Night Hawk Gawkers: Edward Hopper's iconic painting of isolation and loneliness, ironically attracts quite a crowd of admirers.

The Art Institute, while spectacular, is only one of many museums with which the city is blessed. When I return I hope I'll have time to sample the Field Museum of Natural History, the Museum of Science and Industry, the Museum of Broadcast Communications, and the Museum of Contemporary Photography, among others.

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