The Art Institute’s New Modern Wing

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The Art Institue‘s New Modern Wing opens on Saturday, May 16!

Designed by Pritzker Prize–winning architect Renzo Piano, the Modern Wing will provide a new home for the museum’s collection of 20th- and 21st-century art. Now a decade in the making, this 264,000 square-foot building makes the Art Institute the second largest art museum in the United States. The building will house the museum’s world-renowned collections of modern European painting and sculpture, contemporary art, architecture and design, and photography. The extraordinary scope and quality of these collections will be a revelation; each will be displayed more comprehensively than ever before. The opening of the Modern Wing will allow the Art Institute to take its rightful place as one of the world’s great collections of modern and contemporary art.

Save your $12 and check it out for FREE from May 16-23!

Museum Hours
Monday–Wednesday, 10:30–5:00
Thursday, 10:30–8:00
(Free General Admission 5:00–8:00)
Friday, 10:30–5:00
Saturday–Sunday, 10:00–5:00

A Lovely Walk…

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It was a lovely morning for walking to work…here are a few photos I snapped along the way…

Millennium Park - notice the Frank Gehry-designed Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Millennium Park - notice the Frank Gehry-designed Jay Pritzker Pavilion

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The new modern wing at The Art Institute of Chicago appeared to be open for a member preview today

Despite continued construction, the new modern wing of The Art Institute of Chicago appeared to be open for a member preview today!

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