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American GothicReport this photo · linked, not stored
American GothicAmerican GothicReport this photo · linked, not stored
Photo: Edward Hopper · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
NighthawksReport this photo · linked, not stored
NighthawksNighthawksReport this photo · linked, not stored
Photo: Georges Seurat · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande JatteReport this photo · linked, not stored
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande JatteA Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande JatteReport this photo · linked, not stored
Photo: Gustave Caillebotte · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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Art museumChicago, Illinois
Art Institute of Chicago
Art museumFounded 1879
KindArt museumChicago
Visitors a year1.55M2015
Founded1879
Best monthsMay · Sep–OctChicago
41.88° N, 87.62° WUTC−5 · Central Daylight Time
When to goChicago · weather score
Best timeMay · Sep–Oct
October: high / low62° / 46°
About
Art Institute of Chicago in brief
Art Institute of Chicago is an art museum in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
It was founded in 1879.
In 2015 it welcomed 1,549,057 visitors.
Its best-known works include American Gothic, Nighthawks and A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.
For the trip, the weather in Chicago is best in May, September and October; in October afternoons average 62°.
In the collection
Famous works to see here
The best-known pieces of the collection, by how widely they are written about.
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Visitors per year
1,665,516 in 2019 · highest 1.85M in 2009Visitors counted in each year; years without a figure are left out.
Location
Where to find it
When to visit
Climate guideWeather in Chicago
Month score for sightseeing
Best May · Sep–OctFestivals in Chicago
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun1
- Jul
- Aug1
- Sep
- Oct2
- Nov1
- Dec
June
- Chicago Blues FestivalMusic festival
August
- LollapaloozaMusic festival
October
- Chicago International Film FestivalFilm festival
- Chicago International Children's Film FestivalFilm festival
November
- Christkindlmarket, ChicagoChristmas market
Only the month is given: the exact dates change from year to year.
Nearby
All museums in the United StatesMore to see close by
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Pritzker Military Museum & Library
0.1 mi NW
Military museum
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Boeing Galleries
0.2 mi N
Sculpture garden
Around here
Chicago and around
Nature
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Chicago River
River
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Lake Calumet
Lake · 574 ft
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Calumet River, Indiana
River · 574 ft
Heritage
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Ludington Building
National Register of Historic Places listed place · 1892
Museums
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National Hellenic Museum
1983