Art Institute of Chicago

111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago , Illinois, United States - Phone: 312 443 3600

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    Chicago Dec 03, 2011

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    Entry containing 18 photos titled: nice view, hello, nice building, a nice view, shedd aquarium, shedd, out side the aquarium, skyline, ivan in front of the skyline , seurat Un dimanche après-midi à l'Île de la Grand, van gogh: La Chambre à Arles, hopper nighthawk, American Gothic by Grant Wood

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    A Maze But Worth It

    It's only a two-stop subway ride from our hotel to the Art Institute, but that was the only straightforward journey of the day. The Art Institute itself, with its massive new addition, is a maze of corridors and galleries, steps up and down. Couldn't tell you how many times we asked patient guards where in the hell we were. The museum map is …

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    Art Institute of Chicago (World/US&C)

    DH, DD & I got to spend some time amongst the treasures of the Art Institute of Chicago back in 1997. It really is a wonderful museum. I enjoyed seeing Grant Wood's masterpiece, "American Gothic." We also took in a special exhibit, "Renoir's Portraits: ...

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    It isn't cold? Beaches? Cheeseballs? Kickball?

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    ... to head to Millennium Park to meet Alyssa (her work building overlooks the park. Jealous I am.) and check out the Art Institute of Chicago.  The museum was amazing, and I was surprised to find out how many extremely famous works were on display. ...

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    Day 5 Iowa City, IA to Chicago, IL

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    ... hotel in the theater district of downtown Chicago.  We chose this hotel because it is close to the Art Institute of Chicago where there is a special Edward Hopper exhibition we are hoping to attend tomorrow. Ate dinner at Millers Pub ...

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    The Windy City, and now I know why

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    ... which is a good way to spend 90 minutes or so. Sticking to the cultural theme, I also headed off to the Art Institute of Chicago, home to a few Monet's, Picasso's and works by many other famous artists. Impressive. As for comparisons with NYC, ...

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    The Emerald City...

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    ... room only tickets for $10. The game was fantastic despite the fact that the Cubs lost. That night we went to the Art Institute of Chicago for free. Afterwards we went to Giordannos for Chicago style pizza. Each night we got to eat with Andrea and Joe ...

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    Day eight: Chicago

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    ... . We walked and walked and walked and came across the fountain from the Married, With Children intro. We wound our way to the Art Institute of Chicago. We got there about 4:40 or so, and the sign said it closes at 5:00 most days. We were disappointed ...

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    Day seven: Driving across Wisconsin

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    ... first time... Tomorrow's plan: take a tour of sights from John Hughes movies, and see the Sears Tower and the Art Institute of Chicago. Brian is trying to become Ferris Bueller, and I'm trying to become Samantha Baker (Sixteen Candles). We wanted ...

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    Touring Chicago and Dinner With Rev. Ron

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    ... where the great fire started, and Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios. The regular tour was also very nice. I also hopped off at the Art Institute of Chicago, the main art museum. I only spent two hours so I concentrated on the American and European wings. ...

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    Cleveland to Chicago

    ... has something like 200 beds.  It looks like a hotel.  It is right downtown, between the Sears Tower and the Art Institute of Chicago - it's really a fantastic location.  We have a room with 8 other girls, but we've only met one so ...

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    Chicago

    ... to buy tickets for the broadway show Avenue Q which we decided to see later tonight.  Then we walked over to the Art Institute of Chicago.  It was cloudy and started to rain right before we got to the Art Institute, so it was good timing to be ...