Halls
Each hall is a hang of its own. Select a name to enter.
01 / 04
01
Realism
the thing seen, not improved12 works
02
Impressionism
light before outline12 works
03
Post-Impressionism
structure after the glance12 works
04
Modernism
the picture admits it is a picture12 works
05
The Seventeenth Century
dark ground, single light12 works
06
Renaissance and Before
gold, then depth12 works
Plan
Both tiers in one projection.
02 / 04
Every room on the plan opens its hall.
Programme
Season 2026 / 27.
03 / 04
12.09 — 30.11
Light before outlineImpressionism, hall 02
on view
04.10
Reading: what realism refusedRealism, hall 01
registration
18.10 — 19.10
Close looking: ground and glazeThe Seventeenth Century, hall 05
open
22.11
Panel talk: when the surface stopped being a windowModernism, hall 04
announced
01.2027
New hanging: drawing and print roomsthe whole building
in preparation
Visit
Free entry.
04 / 04
Hours
Daily, 00:00 – 23:59
No closing days
Every hall keeps the same hours
Access
Entry is free
No pass, no booking, no queue
Every plate links to its record in the lending collection
Rights
All 72 works are in the public domain
Images from the Art Institute of Chicago under Open Access (CC0)
Artist and credit line are printed under every plate