Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) is an encyclopedic art
museum located in Chicago's Grant Park. It features a collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art in its permanent
collection. Its holdings also include American art, Old Masters, European and American decorative arts, Asian art, modern and contemporary art, and architecture and industrial and graphic design.
In addition, it houses the Ryerson & Burnham Libraries.
Tracing its history to a free art school and gallery founded in 1866, the
museum is located at 111 South Michigan Avenue in the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District. It is
associated with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is
overseen by Director and President Douglas Druick. At one
million square feet, it is the second largest art museum in the United States,
after the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
museum located in Chicago's Grant Park. It features a collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art in its permanent
collection. Its holdings also include American art, Old Masters, European and American decorative arts, Asian art, modern and contemporary art, and architecture and industrial and graphic design.
In addition, it houses the Ryerson & Burnham Libraries.
Tracing its history to a free art school and gallery founded in 1866, the
museum is located at 111 South Michigan Avenue in the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District. It is
associated with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is
overseen by Director and President Douglas Druick. At one
million square feet, it is the second largest art museum in the United States,
after the Metropolitan Museum of Art.