Halls
Each hall is a hang of its own. Select a name to enter.
01 / 04
01
Renaissance and Before
gold, then depth12 works
02
The Seventeenth Century
dark ground, single light12 works
03
The Barbizon School
forest first, subject second7 works
04
Realism
the thing seen, not improved12 works
05
Impressionism
light before outline12 works
06
Post-Impressionism
structure after the glance12 works
07
Modernism
the picture admits it is a picture12 works
08
Ukiyo-e
the floating world, printed12 works
09
Pictorialism
photography arguing it is art12 works
10
Folk Art
made by hand, unsigned12 works
Plan
Both tiers in one projection.
02 / 04
Drawn to scale. Halls open off the circulation spine on each tier;
the stair sits in the same place on both, which is what ties them together. Room width follows
the size of the hang, so a room with seven works is narrower than one with twelve.
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 115 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