A spate of acquisitions announced this week includes works by famed outsider artist William Hawkins and early 20th-century ...

The state money for renovations comes during Black History Month and as the museum is under investigation after a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former employee.

Bank of America is once again offering free general admission entry to six Chicago area museums this weekend, Feb. 7-8 — and ...

More than 300 love letters exchanged in the 1960s between longtime Chinatown leaders Bernie and Albert Wong are now on ...

The only painting famed American artist Norman Rockwell ever did of the Chicago Cubs is now hanging at the Art Institute.

Nick Cave is a leading voice in contemporary art, critiquing political, racial and social structures through assemblage sculptures that burst with color and life. His latest exhibition “Mammoth” is ...

From its 26 miles of scenic lakefront shoreline to its iconic architecture and incredible food scene, there's much to love about Chicago. However, many visitors might not know that it also happens to ...

The Smithsonian American Art Museum debuts “Nick Cave: Mammoth,” a monumental new body of work by internationally acclaimed artist Nick Cave today, Feb. 13. Commissioned by the museum, “Mammoth” marks ...

Norman Rockwell’s “The Dugout,” a classic portrait of slumped Cubs, dejected Cubs, defeated Cubs, a morose team resigned to an existential slog of failure, now hangs in the Art Institute of ...

Crowds filled the DuSable Black History Museum on Saturday, honoring Black Americans presently shaping history and those ...

Oswego’s Little White School Museum will host a special presentation called “The History of Fermilab” starting at noon on ...

The Underground Railroad was a secret pathway to freedom for enslaved people escaping north, through woods, tunnels, private homes, under floorboards, inside churches and even hidden beneath wagons.