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History in the making… The lions get @Cubs hats for the first time. #FlyTheW #GoCubsGo

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Congratulations to Jessica and Chelsea on their engagement! Thanks for sharing this beautiful moment with us. [Photos: @ESanchezPerry ]

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Squint and you can’t miss it. Do you see the iconic painting depicted in this @LEGO_Group homage?

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One for the history books... Let's bring it home tonight, @cubs ! #FlyTheW Look alive, @ClevelandArt . It's the final showdown.

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We are proud and excited to see our lions sporting @chicagosky jerseys for the first time! Join us in cheering on the Sky as they go up against the @phoenixmercury in the @wnba Finals this year. Let's bring home that trophy!

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Our @chicagoredstars can't be stopped! Watch as they take on the @WashSpirit in the @NWSL Championship this Saturday. Go Red Stars! ⚽ 🏆 #MKOT

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“Art is to console those who are broken by life.” This vibrant painting dates to the last year of Vincent van Gogh's life. The work is a copy of an engraving by Daumier. Somewhat softening his own depiction, there is real pathos in Van Gogh's version:

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Due to today's winter storm, the museum will close at 5pm today. Stay warm, everyone!

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In selecting the palette for this self-portrait, Vincent van Gogh followed Neo-Impressionist color theory, which held that color opposites, such as blue and yellow or red and green, create a vibrating optical effect when laid down next to each other—now on view in Gallery 241.

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W flown. We're with you all the way, @Cubs . #FlytheW

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Turn that frown upside down—it’s #MuseumSelfieDay ! Share your best selfie moment at the Art Institute.

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Born #OnThisDay —Edward Hopper said that "Nighthawks" was inspired by "a restaurant on New York's Greenwich Avenue," but the image has a timeless, universal quality that transcends its locale. Explore one of the best-known images of 20th-century art:

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Our lions are once again adorned with their evergreen wreaths—a Chicago tradition decades in the running! While we won't be able to gather together this season, we are thankful to be a part of many of your holiday traditions.

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"A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884" is on the move at the Art Institute! Seurat's monumental painting receives a new frame before it returns to a refreshed space in Gallery 240. See it back on view starting January 20.

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Our lions have waited 108 years for this—the helmets stay on until the Cubs parade! #FlyTheW You gave us a run for our money, @ClevelandArt

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Bradley Hart creates mesmerizing work with his unique approach to art, injecting bubble wrap with paint "to create pixilated photorealistic pictures." Hart is completing a series, "Deconstructing Seurat"—inspired by "La Grande Jatte"—to be exhibited this spring. @BradleyHart72

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BACK ON VIEW—"Nighthawks" is Edward Hopper’s most famous painting; reworked and parodied countless times, it has become an icon of American culture. See it yourself—only at the Art Institute.

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Wow! The Art Institute was voted #1 museum in the world on @TripAdvisor ! Read more— http://t.co/SOHDw8fBXC http://t.co/bx2ucTTnOy

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Frédéric Bazille was in his mid-20s when he executed this startlingly direct self-portrait. He created the work while sharing an apartment with Claude Monet and experimenting with new painting techniques that would be central to the Impressionist movement:

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Happy Lunar New Year! 🐇🎉 An enormous rabbit fills the surface of this Japanese print, created in the Year of the Rabbit, 1867. Its round body evokes the moon, where rabbits are said to live as companions of the Moon Goddess. We wish everyone hope and prosperity in 2023! 🐰✨

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We've decked the tiny halls of our Thorne Miniature Rooms once again with festive decorations of the season. While the museum is closed, you can still take a peek inside.

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The Art of Quarantine enlists some of the Art Institute’s most iconic paintings in the effort to promote social distancing. Artists Jeff Roy and Drake Paul include "Nighthawks" and "La Grande Jatte" among their stark and inspired re-creations at

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The lions get a deep cleaning! Thanks to Conservation of Sculpture & Objects Studio, Inc. (CSOS) for their great work. See the lions cleaner (and greener) than ever next week when they're back in front of the Art Institute.

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There is nothing akin to the Rosetta Stone to explain the symbolic imagery developed by Paracas and Nazca communities of ancient Peru. Yet these objects reflect highly codified visual traditions, illustrating relationships within an embracing cosmological system. #NowOnView

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After a year in storage, El Greco’s "The Assumption of the Virgin" returns to a completely refreshed gallery alongside equally dramatic works from 17th–18th century France, Spain, and Italy. See this major gallery reinstallation on view in Galleries 209, 211, and 215.

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Who's ready for #Game2 ? Go @cubs ! #FlyTheW Your move, @ClevelandArt 😜

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Today marks the autumn equinox and the official end of summer. Celebrate the changing of the seasons with this selection of autumnal works from the museum's collection.

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#FBF The Art Institute opens its doors to the public with a celebration in the streets—December 8, 1893. Happy 124th birthday to us! 🎉

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Our lions show their love for the city, encouraging Chicagoans to take the necessary steps to protect each other. We're proud to be a part of the Mayor’s campaign to keep residents healthy and safe. #StayHomeSaveLives #OneMaskAlreadyStolen #NewMaskArrivesToday #DontStealMasks

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In this monumental urban view, Gustave Caillebotte strikingly captured a vast, stark modernity, complete with life-size figures strolling in the latest fashions. Explore Caillebotte’s frozen poetry of the Parisian bourgeoisie in "Paris Street; Rainy Day":

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"Monet and Chicago" celebrates a story 100 years in the making. Featuring more than 70 paintings and rarely-seen works, this exhibition traces the city's century-long connection to iconic Impressionist Claude Monet. TICKETS— (Advance tickets are required)

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COMING SOON—"Salvador Dalí: The Image Disappears" See the first-ever Art Institute exhibition devoted to the quintessential Surrealist and discover 25 works created by the artist at the height of his fame. Opening February 18—

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#Game1 of the #WorldSeries . Let’s do this. Go @cubs ! #FlyTheW #GoCubsGo

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Today marks the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. Winter days offer a beauty all their own and time to spend with friends and family. Enjoy this selection of paintings evoking the winter season— #NowOnView at the Art Institute.

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Vincent van Gogh’s short, nomadic life was characterized by a constant search for a home and place to belong. He moved into his "Yellow House" in Arles, France in 1888. His Bedroom paintings marked the first time Van Gogh had a home of his own: #NowOnView

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"Someone has a great fire in his soul and nobody ever comes to warm themselves at it, and passersby see nothing but a little smoke at the top of the chimney and then go on their way." —Vincent van Gogh, born #OnThisDay See 9 paintings by Van Gogh on view

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Dig into our collection like never before! Download, alter, or zoom into thousands of artworks—now available to the public on the Art Institute’s newly redesigned website.

Art Institute of Chicago Offers Thousands of Free, High-Resolution Images

The Art Institute of Chicago is now offering unrestricted access to over 44,000 images from its digital archives.

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The Art Institute celebrates 125 years on Michigan Avenue. For more than a century, we've opened our doors to the people of Chicago and all who visit this great city. We're grateful for your continued support. Here's to the next 125 years! 🎉

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Lions on the move! Our famous feline friends are taking a leave of absence. Like any artwork in the collection, our beloved bronze lions require expert care and conservation to preserve them for future generations. The lions will return at the end of July.

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#EdwardHopper was born #OnThisDay in 1882. He painted "Nighthawks" in 1942; it entered the museum's collection the same year. #NowOnView

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It's #NationalCatDay ! Let's take a meow-ment to appreciate the Art Institute's fur-midable collection of cat-related art. 🐈

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In a gesture both mischievous and menacing, a child satyr thrusts his hand through the mouth of a theater mask in this truly one-of-a-kind Roman sculpture from the first century AD. It is the only extant free-standing sculpture of its kind known in the world today. #NowOnView

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The Art Institute has seen its fair share of snow, including this blizzard from 1939, which brought mountains of snow to the steps of the museum. Stay safe and warm today!

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Berthe Morisot was the only woman to be exhibited in seven of the eight Impressionist group exhibitions between 1874 and 1886. Her pictorial realm included studies of domestic interiors, women and children, gardens, fields, and seaside homes. EXPLORE—

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For a limited time, the Art Institute will display three versions of "The Great Wave," one of the world's most famous images. They won't be on view again for another five years! Learn more about this exhibition—opening Saturday.

Seeing Triple: The Great Wave by Hokusai | The Art Institute of Chicago

In 1830 at the age of 70, Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai began a series of woodblock prints. At the time, the Tokugawa government's increasing political and moral censorship led artists to focus...

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Georgia O’Keeffe was 77 when she painted “Sky Above Clouds IV,” a monumental work stretching 24 feet across—the largest painting in the museum’s collection! #TheGOAT #ChicagoMuseumWeek

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Marc Chagall presented "America Windows" as a gift to the Art Institute in 1977. Made forever famous less than ten years later by an appearance in "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” this remarkable six-panel work holds a special place in the hearts of Chicagoans. #NowOnView [©ARS]

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A new installation by Margaret Honda casts the Art Institute's Modern Wing in a new light. See this work change in appearance as the weather shifts, the earth turns, and summer fades into fall:

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Happy 60th Birthday to President Obama! Visitors to the Obama Portraits at the Art Institute share their reactions to Kehinde Wiley's and Amy Sherald's magnificent paintings and send special birthday wishes to President Obama on his 60th.

Happy 60th Birthday, President Obama

Visitors to the Art Institute’s presentation of The Obama Portraits share their reactions to Kehinde Wiley's and Amy Sherald's magnificent paintings and send...

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In “Nightlife” Archibald Motley depicts a crowded cabaret in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. The tightly interconnected figures, presented along a sharp diagonal, express the liveliness and exuberant energy of the nightclubs on Chicago’s South Side. [©ARS]

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Visitors and critics were shocked and fascinated when Ivan Albright's "Picture of Dorian Gray" first appeared at the Art Institute in 1945. In this article, we explore how Albright's distinct style still attracts and repulses audiences today:

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Edvard Munch painted "The Girl by the Window" the same year as his most famous work, "The Scream." The loosely applied, somber brown tones mingle with violets and blues in this unsettling and enigmatic scene, evoking a feeling of melancholy and anticipation. #NowOnView

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Pablo Picasso was nearly penniless when he painted “The Old Guitarist” and many of his works at this time depict outcasts of society. The figure’s total absorption in his playing may reflect the artist’s belief in the power of art in the face of adversity. #NowOnView (©ARS)

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C is for Cookie Monster! 🍪 That's good enough for us. Follow his journey through the galleries: @MeCookieMonster Thanks to @sesamestreet for visiting! ❤️

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NOW OPEN—"Cezanne" A once-in-a-generation retrospective reframes Paul Cezanne, a giant of art history, for our own time. Explore an extraordinary breadth of well-known works and rarely seen paintings by this singular, complex "artist's artist." TICKETS—

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C is for Cookie. C is for Chicago. We will always have fond memories of @MeCookieMonster 's visit to the Art Institute! Happy birthday to @sesamestreet , which aired its first episode #OnThisDay in 1969! #SesameStreetDay

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It’s a good day to play hooky... Ferris Bueller’s Day Off was released 30 years ago today! http://t.co/LdIui3ZEzv

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"The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity." —Alberto Giacometti, born #OnThisDay For many, the solitary figures in Giacometti's work evoked the melancholic existence of life in the aftermath of World War II. #NowOnView [©ARS]

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For over 2,000 years, polished stone mirrors were an important component of Mesoamerican attire, ritual, and symbolic imagery. Mirrors often functioned as emblems of rank and office and were typically worn at the small of the back. See this work on view in Arts of the Americas.

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The lions are keeping their @Cubs helmets on until Monday. Stop by and celebrate the Cubs' historic victory one more time—until next year!

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"Nighthawks" has long been positioned as the iconic painting of loneliness and alienation. But what if Hopper’s work spoke to a need for social connection in a time of fear and isolation? "Nighthawks as Hope: A Curator Muses on Edward Hopper and Crisis."

Nighthawks as a Symbol of Hope | The Art Institute of Chicago

Nighthawks has long been positioned as the iconic painting of loneliness and alienation.

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Want to spend a night in one of the world’s most famous paintings? Available tomorrow on @airbnb . #VanGoghbnb

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#TBT Happy birthday to the Art Institute! 123 years ago today, we officially opened our doors to the public. Opening Day Celebration, 1893

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"Art must be an integral part of the struggle. It can’t simply mirror what’s taking place. It must adapt itself to human needs. It must ally itself with the forces of liberation... I have no use for artists who try to divorce themselves from the struggle." —Charles White

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Today marks the autumn equinox and the official end of summer. Celebrate the changing of the seasons with this selection of autumnal works from the museum's collection.

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Born #OnThisDay in 1830—Impressionist Camille Pissarro's work was driven in part by his egalitarian political beliefs. His paintings of rural life reflected his belief in the central importance of the laboring class to French society as a whole. EXPLORE—

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COMING SOON—See Hokusai's iconic "Great Wave" on view for a limited time at the Art Institute. Opening April 6—

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Gustave Caillebotte was born #OnThisDay in 1848. He first presented "The Floor Scrapers" with the Impressionists in 1876, a year after it had been rejected by the Salon. It is remembered today as his earliest masterpiece. See it at the Art Institute—on view through August 27.

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The @cubs come home for #Game3 of the #WorldSeries and #CubsFever is sweeping the city. #GoCubsGo ! Let’s play ball, @ClevelandArt ⚾

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Born #OnThisDay in 1863—Edvard Munch’s life and art have come to epitomize modern notions of anxiety. Find over 100 works by Munch in the museum's collection, images of alienation and existential suffering that exemplify the artist's unmistakable style:

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An old woman riding a goat and brandishing a broomstick dominates this picture, an outstanding example of Cornelis Saftleven’s work in a traditional Dutch genre: scenes of hellfire and witchcraft. See "A Witches' Sabbath” (1650) and other spooky works—now haunting the galleries.

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Born #OnThisDay —During 1884 and 1885, Georges Seurat was hard at work on the most ambitious painting of his career. "La Grande Jatte" involved many preparatory sketches, several of which can be found in our permanent collection. See the iconic painting on view in European Art.

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Cornelis Visscher’s engraving is one of the softest, most tactile renditions of a cat ever printed. The breathless mouse sneaking by the corner grate seems barely present in contrast, so light and ghostly is its fur. See "The Large Cat" (1657) on view in Prints and Drawings.

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The Art Institute has the largest group of Impressionist Claude Monet’s 'Stacks of Wheat' in the world. See these paintings among the 29 works by Monet now on view:

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NOW OPEN—"Monet and Chicago" See the renowned Impressionist Claude Monet in a new light, with rarely seen works alongside the artist's most famous paintings: Advance tickets required. Please visit our website for new hours and updated visitor policies.

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Happy birthday to Edward Hopper, who once said Nighthawks was “one of the very best things I have painted.” http://t.co/eBafcWe7wH

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Van Gogh’s technique in "Fishing in Spring" is a testament to his friendship with the avant-garde artist Paul Signac. Under Signac’s influence, his palette brightened, his brushstrokes became more varied, and his subject matter expanded. See seven works by Van Gogh #NowOnView .

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Happy birthday to the French Impressionist Gustave Caillebotte. See Paris Street; Rainy Day in Gallery 201.

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Born #OnThisDay —When Vincent van Gogh moved into his "Yellow House" in 1888, it marked the first time the artist had a home of his own. Arguably the most famous depiction of a bedroom in the history of art, this painting evokes Van Gogh's constant search for a place to belong.

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"Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places." —Camille Pissarro Driven in part by his political sympathies for the poor, Pissarro was preoccupied with the day-to-day experiences of rural life throughout his career. See these works on view at the Art Institute.

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On #LaborDay , the Art Institute celebrates the vital contributions of American workers. Thanks to everyone pitching in to make the world a better place. Happy Labor Day!

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“There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.” Happy birthday, Van Gogh.

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In "Resting," 19th-century painter Antonio Mancini uses an impasto technique—the brushwork clearly visible from the thickly applied paint—to evoke the haziness between wakefulness and sleep. The subject's flushed complexion suggests she is recovering from an illness. #NowOnView

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Winter has officially arrived today in Chicago! ❄️ Bundle up and explore these artworks from the Art Institute's collection that evoke the quiet, contemplative spirit of cold weather days.

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Critics are calling #Magritte “radical,” “hallucinatory,” “extraordinary… haunting.” See why: http://t.co/tlWhl652EJ http://t.co/CqCcbnmW2J

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Born #OnThisDay —Vincent van Gogh’s short, nomadic life was characterized by a constant search for a home and place to belong. Although he never found the permanent haven he so desired, his legacy endures as one of the world’s most beloved artists. See 8 paintings #NowOnView .

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"Nearly every temporary exhibition space in the Modern Wing has been given over to the work of women artists this fall." [via @chicagotribune ]

The Art Institute of Chicago is doing something remarkable with women artists, and not only with...

The Art Institute of Chicago is having a feminist moment. Evidence of this welcome development is on view throughout the museum. It marks a sea change for an institution that has held only one solo…

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#TBT 2006: Residents of Beloit, Wisconsin bring Seurat to life on the city’s riverfront...

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Paul Klee was an artist, musician, and teacher at the Bauhaus. He looked to music to develop his ideas about the "polyphony” of painting—the sensational effects of layered formal elements—to create an art that “does not reproduce the visible, but makes visible.” #NowOnView [©ARS]

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"I am following Nature without being able to grasp her." Happy birthday to Claude Monet. See 28 works by the great Impressionist #nowonview

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Georges Seurat—born #OnThisDay in 1859—worked for two years on “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte,” a monumental composition over ten feet in length, painstakingly rendered in the pointillist style. #NowOnView

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Jules-Adolphe Breton's "The Song of the Lark" entered the museum's collection in 1894. By the 1930s, it was considered one of the most popular paintings in America. It later inspired Bill Murray while he was struggling as an actor in Chicago. See this painting in Gallery 222.

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Guess the artist featured in this work from the Art Institute's collection. Play Artle—a daily guessing game for art lovers created by @ngadc —and put your art history knowledge to the test: How did you do? Let us know! 🎨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩

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NEW ON VIEW—See Gustave Caillebotte's "The Floor Scrapers," on loan from the @MuseeOrsay , now at the Art Institute for a limited time.

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Marc Chagall presented "America Windows" as a gift to the Art Institute in 1977. They were made forever famous less than ten years later by an appearance in the movie "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” Take in the glow of this beloved work by Chagall—on view in Gallery 144.

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Hubert Robert's paintings of imaginary ruins are fantasies of expansive space— filled with arches, Roman statuary, majestic stairwells, and decaying colonnades. The tiny figures serve only to set the scale, for the ruins themselves are the true subject of the pictures. #NowOnView

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#TBT Students from the School of the Art Institute pose on the Grand Staircase in "costumes of the future" designed for class, 1961.

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The Art Institute of Chicago

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Happy Easter! 🐰🐣 At the top of this enormously dramatic early 17th-century painting, Christ miraculously rises from the dead after his crucifixion and burial. Learn about "The Resurrection" by painter Francesco Buoneri, a close follower of Caravaggio:

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