Arts of Africa - The Art Institute of Chicago Encompassing intricate masks, statuary, jewelry, beadwork, textiles, carved reliefs, and stone and ceramic vessels, the arts of Africa collection reflects over 5,000 years of the continent’s great diversity and complexity The collection of ancient Egyptian art features vibrantly painted stelae (stone slabs), a striking basalt statue of the falcon god Horus, and the richly decorated coffin
History - The Art Institute of Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago was founded as both a museum and school for the fine arts in 1879, a critical era in the history of Chicago as civic energies were devoted to rebuilding the metropolis that had been destroyed by the Great Fire of 1871
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Documentation | Art Institute of Chicago API The Art Institute of Chicago's API provides JSON formatted data as a REST-style service that allows developers to explore and integrate the museum’s data into their projects This API is the same tool that powers our website, our mobile app, and many other technologies in the museum
The Modern Wing - Art Institute of Chicago Designed by Pritzker Prize–winning architect Renzo Piano, the Modern Wing is the new home for the museum’s collection of 20th- and 21st-century art A decade in the making, this 264,000 square-foot building makes the Art Institute the second-largest art museum in the United States The building houses the museum’s world-renowned collections of modern European painting and sculpture
Overview | The Art Institute of Chicago Organizers Benin—Kings and Rituals: Court Arts from Nigeria is an exhibition of the Museum für Völkerkunde Wien—Kunsthistorisches Museum, in cooperation with the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria; the Ethnologisches Museum—Staatliche Museen zu Berlin; the Art Institute of Chicago; and the Musée du Quai Branly, Paris
Curatorial Departments - The Art Institute of Chicago The more than 300,000 works in the Art Institute’s expansive collection are overseen by various specialized curatorial divisions, each filled with distinguished curators and researchers nbsp;