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By Steve, January 31, 2011

Art Institute of Chicago or the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago?

I’m going to be visiting Chicago for a day and would like to go to an art museum. But I don’t know much about either. I’ll be up there in May. As far as my preferences in Art, I like it all. I like a lot of traditional art and contemporary art (besides most of the my third grader could do that modern art). I’m going to school for architecture and minoring in Art History so I’d like to get the most out of this trip I could. Which Museum would you recommend? The Art Institute of Chicago, or The Museum Of Contemporary Art? Thanks!

Though they’re both great museums, the Art Institute does have an edge. It’s much bigger, with areas dedicated to architecture as well as two-dimensional art. If you’re coming May 16th or later, the Modern Wing will be open to the public. I’ve been inside already, and it looks beautiful– the building itself is art! There’s an opening celebration on the weekend of May 16th for the building.

The Oakland Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago)