3 hours
E-voucher
Free Cancellation
Overview
The Art Institute of Chicago attracts nearly as many visitors as other leading galleries, like the Met, Louvre, and the British Museum - and with good reason! On this 2 - 2.5-hour, semi-private guided tour, you’ll be able to skip the line and explore the museum's most famous pieces with the help of an engaging guide.
Only the highest quality guide is equipped to introduce you to one of the greatest museums on earth. The Art Institute, one of the world’s great art museums, houses works that cover many centuries of art history, with works by Monet, Dalí, Warhol, Matisse, Van Gogh, Cézanne, Renoir, Hokusai, Wood, and more. Its known to have one of the world's greatest collections of Impressionist artworks (even rivaling the Musée D’Orsay in Paris). Your expert guide will help you explore the major artworks and hidden gems from this expansive collection and explain how this iconic American museum differs from its older European counterparts.
Operated by
The Art Institute of Chicago
Location
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, United States
Address
111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603, USA
Experience
Highlights
Inclusions
- Skip-the-line admission to the Art Institute of Chicago
- Semi-private guided tour (2 to 2.5 hours)
- Professional licensed tour guide
Exclusions
- Special exhibitions
Venues
- The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, United States, IL 60603
Exhibitions
- Carroll Dunham: Drawings, 1974–2024
Over the course of five decades, Dunham has engaged in wide-ranging formal and thematic experimentation across various media, yet his drawings represent a distinct, interconnected body of work.
- Lucas Samaras: Sitting, Standing, Walking, Looking
This exhibition focuses on Samaras’s innovative photographs, which unite his background in performance and his technical achievements with instant process film, particularly Polaroid.
- Raqib Shaw: Paradise Lost
At the Art Institute, Shaw debuts his more-than 100-feet-wide, 21-panel Paradise Lost (2009–25), the artist’s most ambitious and personal project to date. This magnificent allegorical painting takes viewers on a spellbinding journey, from the nocturnal solitude of the artist’s childhood in Kashmir to the frenzied daylight of the art world and the West to finally a fragile, renewed dawn.
Additional Information
- Please note that various artworks can be on loan or in restoration.Show your smartphone ticket to the guide outside the main Museum entrance on South Michigan Avenue, next to the iconic lion statues (the lion on the left when facing the museum).
Cancellation Policy
A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 48 hours before the activity start time.
No refund is possible if you cancel less than 48 hours before the activity start time.