10 Places to see great art for free
Chicago Cultural Center
Art & Design
MonThurs 8am7pm; Fri 8am6pm; Sat 9am6pm; Sun 10am6pm
Chicago Cultural Center
Glass Curtain Gallery
Art & Design
Mon–Wed 11am–5pm; Thu 11am–8pm; Fri, Sat 11am–5pm.
Glass Curtain Gallery
Graham Foundation
This week in Chicago
Wed–Sat 11am–5pm
Graham Foundation
This foundation makes project-based grants to individuals and organizations and produces public programs.
Hyde Park Art Center
Art & Design
Mon–Thu 10am–8pm; Fri, Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–5pm
Hyde Park Art Center
Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art
Art & Design
Tue 10am–5pm; Wed–Fri 10am–8pm; Sat, Sun 10am–5pm.
Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art
The museum’s permanent collection boasts 4,000-plus works by artists such as Shirin Neshat and Jasper Johns, and its Pick-Laudati Auditorium hosts the artsy Block Cinema.
Museum of Contemporary Photography
Art & Design
Mon–Wed 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri–Sun 10am–5pm
Museum of Contemporary Photography
National Museum of Mexican Art
This week in Chicago
Tue–Sun 10am–5pm
National Museum of Mexican Art
The largest Latino cultural organization in the U.S. is located in Pilsen. Visit the museum and you'll find a 6,000-piece permanent collection, rotating exhibits, performing-arts showcases and educational programming that represents an illustrious Mexican culture.
Renaissance Society
Art & Design
Tue–Fri 10am–5pm; Sat, Sun noon–5pm
Renaissance Society
As far as this gallery of the University of Chicago’s campus is concerned, the avantest of the avant-garde is the only one that matters. As for the name, well, the university wants to broaden the definition of renaissance…
Smart Museum of Art
Art & Design
Tue, Wed 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri–Sun 10am–5pm
Smart Museum of Art
Sullivan Galleries
Art & Design
Tue–Sat 11am–6pm
Sullivan Galleries
