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Claude Monet. Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer), 1890:91. The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Arthur M. Wood, Sr. in memory of Pauline Palmer Wood.

Museums

Monet and Chicago exhibit now open at the Art Institute

Monet and Chicago at the Art Institute of Chicago Sept. 5, 2020 – Jan. 18, 2021 Buy tickets The Art Institute of Chicago has long…

Published on August 28, 2020 by Hayley Grgurich

Arts, culture & entertainment, Dining

The best Chicago picnic spots

Summer is picnic season in Chicago. While there are plenty of amazing restaurants with outdoor dining, sometimes nothing can beat an old-fashioned picnic in the…

Published on June 21, 2020 by Kelsey O'Connor

Arts, culture & entertainment, Family, Museums, Sponsored

Discover the Art Institute of Chicago

Founded in 1879, the Art Institute of Chicago is one of the world’s great art museums, housing an extraordinary collection of objects from across places,…

Andy Warhol. Ethel Scull 36 Times, 1963. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; jointly owned by the Whitney Museum of American Art and The Metropolitan Museum of Art; gift of Ethel Redner Scull. © 2019 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Arts, culture & entertainment, Blog, Nightlife

Warhol in Chicago: 7 spots for pop art cocktails, immersive experiences, and more

The blockbuster Andy Warhol exhibit has landed in Chicago, and the whole city is getting in on the celebration of one of the world’s most…

Published on October 28, 2019 by Kelsey O'Connor

Andy Warhol painting of an orange and pink flowers

Arts, culture & entertainment, Museums, Tours & attractions

The blockbuster Andy Warhol exhibit is coming to Chicago

This October, the Art Institute of Chicago will present more than 350 works by one of the world’s most iconic artists in one show-stopping exhibit. Andy…

Published on October 1, 2019 by Hayley Grgurich