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Born #OnThisDay—Chicago native Ivan Albright remains one of the most provocative artists of the 20th century. Explore richly detailed paintings from the "master of the macabre" in “Flesh: Ivan Albright at the Art Institute of Chicago”—opening May 4: https://t.co/Gi0K3ucDMm
What is “The Thinker” thinking?
Post your own picture of "The Thinker" and tell us what's on his mind, using the hashtag #ThinkersThoughts.
See "Rodin: Sculptor and Storyteller" on view through March 4.
“The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live.” —Auguste Rodin
Celebrate love and devotion this Valentine’s Day with the powerfully expressive work of Rodin—now on view in "Sculptor and Storyteller.”
TICKETS—https://t.co/R0BE8uY7a7
#TBT This 1894 drawing sketches out the plan for a proposed staircase and dome for the Art Institute. The dome was ultimately never executed. Instead, the Grand Staircase was completed in 1910, welcoming visitors with a cathedral ceiling and skylight.
Wild beasts, monsters, demons, and other fantastical creatures populate these hauntingly detailed prints of the 15th and 16th centuries—#NowOnView in European Prints and Drawings.
WEDNESDAY—Drinking with Dionysos and Sekhmet's Wrath: Beer and Wine in Egypt and Greece
Raise your rhyton to the ancient art of brewing in this lecture on the art and history that celebrates the culture of drinking.
Free with registration—https://t.co/a6VDoy152M
The museum is a journey and a destination, a statement and a conversation, a place for contemplation and community—where every wall is both a mirror and a window. #ChicagoMuseumWeek #Perspectives
“Every new painting is like throwing myself into the water without knowing how to swim.”
—Édouard Manet, born #OnThisDay in 1832.
See nine works by Manet #NowOnView in European Art.
Explore Rodin’s incomparable ability to bring bronze and stone to life in the exhibition "Rodin: Sculptor and Storyteller.”
Illinois families enjoy FREE museum admission during Free Winter Weekdays—now through February 15.
LEARN MORE—https://t.co/loAjf2AaC5
"Shockingly Mad: Henry Fuseli and the Art of Drawing” reveals the influence of Fuseli’s radical style—one characterized by anatomical, gestural, and psychological extremes.
LEARN MORE—https://t.co/XEp7dGmrJE