One of TripAdvisor's Top Museums in the World—Four Years in a Row - 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016
What You Can Expect
Artwork of Gerard Richter featured at the Art Institute of Chicago Step into the halls of one of America’s most famous art museums as you explore the world-class collections at the Art Institute of Chicago. Art and culture-lovers are sure to enjoy this Fast Pass admission ticket, allowing a chance to bypass General Admission lines, wander the museum’s halls of priceless art by masters like Picasso and Monet, and receive expedited access to collection galleries and special exhibitions, all at your own pace.
Start your visit any time during the museum’s regular hours of operation. Once inside, download the new Art Institute of Chicago mobile app, using the museum's complimentary WiFi. Explore the Art Institute’s unsurpassed collection of impressionist and post-impressionist masterpieces, covering such luminaries as Claude Monet, Georges Seurat and Vincent van Gogh, Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
Explore JourneyMaker, a new digital tool that allows your family to create its very own tour of the museum, located at the Ryan Learning Center. Then head over to the museum’s celebrated Modern Wing, a quick stroll across an eye-catching bridge from the main building. Inside you’ll have the chance to admire one of the world’s premier collections of modern and contemporary art, including celebrated creators like Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Jackson Pollock, Marc Chagall and Gerhard Richter.
Continue your visit with a look at the museum’s range of European and American decorative art items, Asian art and a collection of architectural, graphic and industrial design. Families should also be sure to take part in the museum’s selection kid-friendly art activities.