One of my VERY favorite places to spend a few hours is the Art Institute! Since I'm an Illinois teacher, I can get a free pass every year. After going to get my pass for this next year, I enjoyed the museum for a few hours.
I feel so lucky to be so close to one of the top 10 art museums in the world!
Not to mention, we have the 2nd best Impressionist collection in the world (after Paris).
A few of my favorite things...
Matisse's "Interior at Nice"
The view from the Modern Wing.
I am very drawn to mixed-media paintings, like Picasso's "Head."
The Chicago Stock Exchange Room that they reassembled inside the Museum, complete with original lighting and perfectly reproduced wallpaper
I enjoy Renoir's comment, "When I'm painting flowers, I just let my brain rest." Wish I could do that!
Monet's "Houses of Parliament"
In the Education Center, they have a special exhibit of illustrations from books that have won the Caldecott Medal (awarded to illustrators of children's books) recently. I loved seeing the original artwork from familiar children's books!
"Me... Jane"
"Creepy Carrots"
"A Ball for Daisy"
They had the books on display also. It was such a sweet exhibit.
Something they've added since last time I was at the Art Institute were iPads in some of the different rooms. I thought it was so genius! You can now tap the picture of one of the items in that room and learn more about it, rotate it 360 degrees, etc. Technology!
The lions are sporting their Blackhawks helmets.
I will be back at the Art Institute soon for the Impressionism and Fashion exhibition. I can't wait!
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