Matisse made his colorful cut-outs late in life after debilitating abdominal surgery, and they are the star of this focused ...

Since it was acquired in 1964, Gustave Caillebotte’s “Paris Street; Rainy Day” has become all but synonymous with the Art Institute. It appears in the movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” and in ...

Curator Emerson Bowyer says the gift will help the museum reframe its presentation of early modern French art. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago Can you explain the importance of this gift in ...

Dazzling in vivid color and intricate detail, a 100-foot-long tapestry depicting a narrative of lush, magical paradise drew a crowd of onlookers at this year’s Northwestern Night at the Art Institute ...

Right now, at the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago, on the Bluhm Family Terrace looking out over Millennium Park and skyscrapers along Michigan Avenue, there is nothing. No, no, wait, make ...

In a sea of reds, the Art Institute of Chicago’s “Gustave Caillebotte: Painting His World” explored the wide variety of interests and works of the famous impressionist painter Gustave Caillebotte in a ...

The Art Institute of Chicago announced Monday that it is returning a 12th-century sculpture to Nepal. The museum said it learned that the sculpture, "Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda," ...

Beginning March 7, the Art Institute of Chicago will be displaying an exhibition featuring a colorful unbound book of late-career works by French artist Henri Matisse. "Matisse's Jazz: Rhythms in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Art Institute of Chicago unveiled and accepted a donation of Norman Rockwell’s 1948 painting "The Dugout," a work with special ...

The Art Institute of Chicago announced plans for a $50 million center dedicated to its conservation efforts that will offer guests a peek inside the work of the museum’s conservation team for the ...

Africa Restored (Cheryl as Cleopatra) by Kerry James Marshall is on view as part of “Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica” at the Art Institute of Chicago. Using his trademark ...