A general art museum founded in 1883 with an encyclopedic collection of more than 54,000 works spanning 5,000 years, set in Newfields, a 100-acre Art & Nature Park. Highlights of the collection include African, American, Asian, European and contemporary art, textiles and fashion art, and a growing collection of design arts.The collection of Neo-Impressionist paintings is one of the most comprehensive in North America.
Exhibitions & Dates
Winterlights
Nov 18 2018 - Jan 6 2019
Outdoor light experience celebrating the holiday season
Bes-Ben: The Mad Hatter of Chicago
Apr 20 2018 - Jan 6 2019
Elaborate, humorous, and flamboyant creations
Natural Abstraction: Brett Weston and His Contemporaries
Jun 15 2018 - Mar 17 2019
Black and white images capture increasingly-abstract forms
Sensual/Sexual/Social: The Photography of George Platt Lynes
Sep 30 2018 - Feb 24 2019
Images explore an artistic legacy and visionary work
700 Years of Japanese painting at the IMA
Oct 26 2019 - Jan 26 2020
Signature paintings by important artists from all the major schools of Japanese painting
Collecting Contemporaries: Recent Acquisitions - from the Koch and Wolf Collections
May 4 2018 - Dec 16 2018
Beautiful and rare works of art
Making Faces: The Remarkable Masks of Master Bidou Yamaguchi
Sep 7 2018 - Feb 3 2019
Contemporary Noh mask carver creates a body of work inspired by Old Master paintings
Fashion Redefined: Miyake, Kawakubo, and Yamamoto
Apr 28 2019 - Jan 5 2020
Innovative designs set new standards for contemporary fashion and created a definition of “universal beauty.”
Life and Legacy: Portraits - From the Clowes Collection
May 4 2019 - Aug 18 2019
Artworks in a whole new light
Studio Drift: Meadow
Feb 22 2019 - Feb 23 2020
Kinetic installation of 18 mechanical blossoms that open and close in response to visitors passing by
A Brush with Beauty: Japanese Paintings in Ink, Color, and Gold
Oct 26 2019 - Jan 26 2020
Works from the Edo collection and masterpieces across 700 years of Japanese painting