Art Institute of Chicago - Discover forty centuries of human creativity at the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the world’s leading art museums. From ancient Chinese bronzes to the latest work by contemporary artists, the collections include some of the finest art ever produced. Especially noteworthy is the internationally acclaimed collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist pictures, with many outstanding examples by Monet, Renoir, Degas, van Gogh and other painters of the period. The Renzo Piano-designed Modern Wing is devoted to a stunning collection of 20th- and 21st-century art.
111 S. Michigan

Museum of Contemporary Art - A huge complex of galleries designed by Berlin-based architect Josef Paul Kleihues, the MCA houses a major collection of contemporary paintings, sculptures, photographs and videos by such modern masters as Jasper Johns, Ed Paschke and Andy Warhol.
220 E. Chicago

Museum of Contemporary Photography - Extensive permanent collections and special exhibitions explore photography as an artistic medium.
600 S. Michigan

National Museum of Mexican Art - Located in the Pilsen neighbourhood, Chicago’s largest Mexican community, the museum specializes in art of all media by Mexican and Mexican-American artists.
1852 W. 19th

National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum - Paintings, sculpture, photography and poetry created exclusively by Vietnam War veterans. The only museum of its kind in the United States.
1801 S. Indiana

David and Alfred Smart Museum - Discover a permanent collection of over 7000 objects, spanning five centuries of both Western and Eastern civilizations. Located on the University of Chicago’s beautiful Hyde Park campus.
5550 S. Greenwood

Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows - The first museum dedicated to stained glass windows is here on Chicago’s Navy Pier. See works by Louis Comfort Tiffany, John LaFarge and more.
600 E. Grand