A Day at the Art Institute of Chicago

Saturday, May 5, 2007

Bus departs from Lakeview at 6:30 a.m.
Estimated return at 7 p.m.

Explore One of the World's Great Museums.

Situated in a building constructed for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1892-93, the Art Institute houses more than 300,000 works of art. It is perhaps most famous for its collections of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and American paintings.

Moreover, the museum boasts many fine sculptures, the intriguing Thorne Miniature Rooms and outstanding collections of photography, prints and drawings, arms and armor, textiles, decorative art and Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican ceramic figures. The Museum Shop on Michigan Avenue offers apparel and accessories, books, jewelry, home furnishings and art from around the world.

In 2006 the Art Institute began construction of "The Modern Wing," an addition on the southwest corner of Columbus and Monroe. Completion of the project, designed by Pritzker Prize winning architect Renzo Piano, is scheduled for 2009.

Attend Two Special Gallery Talks.

Learn from two of the Art Institute's most popular lecturers about some of their own favorite works.

• "Sacred and Secular: Art of the Renaissance and the Baroque Period" with Jeffrey Nigro, Director of Adult Programs, Department of Museum Education.

• "Visions of a Nation: American Art and American Identity" with Dr. Debra Mancoff, adjunct professor, School of the Art Institute, and scholar in residence at Chicago's Newberry Library.

End of AIC Gallery Talk list.

Enjoy video presentations, handouts and, as we head for home, delicious snacks and drinks on board the bus.

Price

$62.00 for Fine Arts Society members

$67.00 for non-members

NOTE: Lunch will be on our own at a cafeteria, restaurant or café in or near the Art Institute.

Cancellation must be made before April 14 to obtain refund.

Art Institute members who bring their valid membership cards to show at the door will be reimbursed for the cost of museum admission.

Please contact Jackie Krag for information/reservations. Telephone: (309) 691-4853

Tickets also are available online through ArtsPartners.