Since 2019, Giovanni Verri has been a conservation scientist in the Department of Conservation and Science. He holds a PhD in physics from the University of Ferrara, Italy, and MA in conservation of ...

Rufino met a sympathetic soul in the artist and fellow Escuela Nacional student María Izquierdo.

The Art Institute’s wide-ranging collection is a testament to thousands of years of human creativity and artistic ...

CHICAGO—The Art Institute of Chicago is pleased to announce two exhibitions from The Horvitz Collection in October. French Neoclassical Paintings from the Horvitz Collection is on view from October 19 ...

Explore thousands of artworks in the museum’s collection—from our renowned icons to lesser-known works from every corner of the globe—as well as our books, writings, reference materials, and other ...

CHICAGO—The Art Institute of Chicago is pleased to announce the appointment of Paulina Pobocha to Chair and Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. In her role, Paulina will lead the Modern and ...

CHICAGO—The Art Institute of Chicago is pleased to announce Paula Modersohn-Becker: I Am Me, on view from October 12, 2024 through January 12, 2025. This exhibition marks Modersohn-Becker’s first ...

In the summer of 1867 Claude Monet stayed with his aunt in Sainte-Adresse, an affluent suburb of the port city of Le Havre in Normandy, where the artist grew up. Monet began the painting outdoors on ...

Pablo Picasso made The Old Guitarist while working in Barcelona. In the paintings of his Blue Period (1901-04), the artist restricted himself to a cold, monochromatic blue palette, flattened forms, ...

Responsible for the treatment, research, and long-term preservation of over 300,000 works of art in the Art Institute’s collections, the Department of Conservation and Science is integral to the ...