Chicagoans have been curious about the Finnish wunderkind, who, at 30, is taking on one of classical music’s most prestigious ...

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 ...

A gift from former Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and his wife, the famous Saturday Evening Post cover is the museum’s first ...

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 ...

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 ...

Knowing the ownership history of a painting, sculpture or other artwork — what is known in the museum world as provenance — has always been important in ascertaining who created it and having a fuller ...

"The Dugout," a famed piece of American art, is a gift to the museum from the private collection of former Illinois Gov.

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 ...

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," ...

The Art Institute of Chicago is returning the 12th-century sculpture Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda to Nepal. Art Institute of Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago is returning a 12th ...