The Latest Breaking News from the Art Institute

We live in an unstable world of grave problems. A personal renaissance rooted in literature, history and the arts will make us more focused on, contemplative of and knowledgeable about the world.

Trying to get a grip on contemporary creations at the Art Institute of Chicago

The employees have affiliated with Council 31 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which has signed up members at other Chicago institutions.

Most young people rarely, if ever, read for fun. By linking art with reading, young people can learn to love both — and develop their knowledge of the world.

While attendance at Field and Art Institute were similar to previous years, Shedd saw more than double the amount of visitors on Monday, the day after the race, leading to long lines.

Maybe this will help get all our motors running.

Migdal’s latest sculpture is set to be unveiled Thursday on the Near North Side.

A new exhibition takes the first-ever in-depth look at artworks created by Van Gogh and four of his fellow Post-Impressionists in Asnières and other nearby locales along the Seine River just outside of Paris.

CHICAGO — In 1913, the Art Institute of Chicago was the scene of what is now known as a culture war, a spitting match between defenders of tradition and partisans of innovation. Each side was convinced that civilization’s fate had been sealed, for better or worse, when the museum hosted…