The Art Institute’s new acquisitions include German oil painting, a rare Indian textile and a Richard Hunt sculpture

The museum added more than 1,000 artworks to its collection in 2025, including pieces from Chicago artists like Hunt and ...
WBEZ

Art Institute of Chicago reopens European design galleries after three-year renovation project

After being closed for refurbishment since January 2024, the Art Institute of Chicago’s 17th-, 18th- and 19th-century European design galleries will reopen Friday with a new configuration that allows ...
The New York Times

Everything We Ask of Art Is in These Marbles

The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of Roman sculptures, now at the Art Institute of Chicago, has the urgency of the greatest contemporary art. Credit...Lorenzo De Masi, via Torlonia Foundation ...
Observer

Curator Emerson Bowyer On the Importance of the Horvitz Collection Donation

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 ...