Here are the eight best museums in Chicago. The Art Institute of Chicago is the kind of place people think they’ll stop by ...

Chicago is a museum lover's dream and this weekend you have a unique chance to explore the city's famous institutions as part ...

Museums are more than just diversions or tourist attractions. A museum — assuming it’s doing its job — is a temple to the truth. It’s a nexus of rigorous research and varied perspectives, and an ...

The Chicago History Museum will explore the heritage and traditions of Latinos, and the National Museum of Mexican Art will trace the role of Mexicans in railway work. A detail from “Ferrocarrileros,” ...

Sure, Chicago has world-class museums and institutions. You’re always meaning to go. But admission fees rack up quickly — especially for families. One of the perks of living in Illinois is free days ...

The Lincoln Park museum announced Wednesday that CEO Donald E. Lassere is stepping down. The leadership change comes after staff reductions and union tensions.

In which Observer's Arts Editor sets out to have as many art and art-adjacent encounters as possible in the Windy City in just two days. Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate, better known as the Bean. Photo: ...

Following the departure of CEO Donald Lassere, community members are calling for leadership to rebuild trust with staff and ...

(JTA) — Returning to Chicago from an artist residency in Maine, Gabriel Chalfin-Piney-González surveyed the local Jewish museum scene and found it wanting. “When I came back to Chicago, I wanted to ...

Museums are where stories stand still long enough for us to step inside. Across the United States, every state holds a collection that captures its spirit - art that stirs emotion, science that sparks ...