Finished! I have visited all that I can visit at Chicago’s Art Institute. Definitely a museum that needs many days to explore. I now have a decent foundational knowledge of what is on offer and how to navigate the labyrinthian galleries.
Paris Street; Rainy Day – Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894)
I realize that I am extremely lucky to have this museum on my doorstep (literally a walk of only five minutes from work). A good place to decompress.
Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits and Vegetables in a Market – Frans Snyders (1579-1657)
I will be heading back to look in more detail. The less-visited galleries are fun to walk through, lacking the hustle and bustle mainstay galleries. You also get to see artworks that just look a little strange… Such as “Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits and Vegetables in a Market.” The market trader looks like a precursor to Santa Claus.
Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
- Lower Level
- Photography (1-4, 10) – Visited
- Thorne Miniature Rooms (11) – Visited
- Paperweights (15) – Visited
- Architecture and Design (24) – Visited
- Textiles – Visited
- First Level
- Prints and Drawings (124-127) – Visited
- Indian, Southeast Asian, and Himalayan Art (140-143) – Visited
- Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Art (101–109, 130-135) – Visited
- Indian Art of the Americas (136) – Visited
- African Art – Visited
- American Decorative Arts 1920–1970 (162) – Visited
- Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art (150-154) – Visited
- American Art before 1900 (161-179) – Visited
- Chagall’s America Windows (144) – Visited
- Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room – Visited
- Ryerson and Burnham Libraries – Visited
- Second Level
- Chicago Architecture (200) – Visited
- European Art before 1900 (201–248) – Visited
- American Folk Art (227) – Visited
- European Decorative Arts (231-234) – Visited
- Arms and Armor (235-237) – Visited
- Renaissance Jewelry (237) – Visited
- Impressionism (225-226, 201, 240-243) – Visited
- American Modern Art 1900-1950 (261-265, 271-273) – Visited
- Special Exhibitions (Regenstein Hall) – Visited
- Modern Wing
- Special Exhibitions (182-184) – Visited
- Photography (188) – Visited
- Film Video and New Media (186) – Visited
- Architecture and Design (283-286) – Visited
- Contemporary Art 1945-1960 (289) – Visited
- Contemporary Art After 1960 (288, 291-299) – Visited
- European Modern Art 1900 – 1950 (389-399) – Visited
- Contemporary Sculpture – Visited