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Back By Popular Demand  Join a knowledgeable guide for a tour of museum icons and lesser-known treasures. During this participatory experience, you’ll connect with artworks and share your ideas with fellow visitors. Most tours are around 45 minutes.  All are welcome—whether this is your first time in an art museum or your one hundred and first.

Gallery tours are led by members of the Art Institute staff as well as artists, external partners, and educators who are deeply knowledgeable about art, the Art Institute collection, and creative practice. They are dynamic presenters trained to connect people with art in ways that are fun, accessible, thought-provoking, and relevant to our everyday lives. Educators love discussing art and design their own tours so that each experience is unique and enriched by the interests of the educator and our visitors.

Most tours will visit 3-5 artworks to provide ample time for discussion. Educators decide which artworks to include based on their current research and the artwork’s potential to inspire curiosity and conversation. Your tour guide will highlight artworks by sharing stories and context and by encouraging the group to look closely and find fresh interpretations, even of objects we may have seen many times. 

Meeting Place
This tour begins on the first floor of Griffin Court in the Modern Wing, which is closest to the Monroe Street entrance. Please arrive by 2:50pm so we can gather as tours begin promptly at 3pm.

Cost
Free for Museum Members
$32 for Adults 
$26 for Adults 65+
Feel free to look at the registration list and coordinate with those attendees who have memberships and can bring a guest along for free.

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