Art Institute Tour: Explore Iconic Masterpieces

Experience the best of the Art Institute of Chicago on this skip-the-line guided tour. Explore famous artworks by Caillebotte, Seurat, O’Keefe, Hopper, Picasso, and more with an engaging guide.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Art Institute of Chicago - Only the highest quality guide is equipped to introduce you to one of the greatest museums on earth. the Art Institute, one of the world’s great art museums, houses a works that cover centuries of Art & History. Its is also known to have the worlds greatest collection of Impressionist artwork (Even rivaling the Musee…
What's Included
  • Duration 2.5 Hours
  • Professional Tour Guide Exclusively For You
  • Wheelchair Friendly
  • Skip-the-Line Private Museum Tour
  • All Entrance Fees
What's Not Included
  • Tour price does NOT include hotel pickup or drop-off (we recommend UBER or Taxi)
  • Tour price does NOT include gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

The Art Institute of Chicago draws a crowd comparable to top-tier museums such as the Met, Louvre, and British Museum. On this special 2.5-hour guided tour, you get the advantage of bypassing the queue and exploring its most eminent displays under the guidance of a knowledgeable guide.
Typically Featured Works Include: (Subject to artworks’…

Location
The Art Institute of Chicago
South Michigan Avenue
Meeting Point: “To The Lions Left”; next to the iconic lion statues (the lion on the left when facing the museum) outside the main Museum entrance on South Michigan Avenue.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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I8765tdjeffreyw
Feb 15, 2025
Impressed with Impressionism - Spiro was our guide, he did a great job on the tour centered on the before, during and after of the Impressionist era…many great nuggets and tidbits.
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Martin_g
Jan 19, 2025
A Visit to the Art Institute of Chicago - Marlin is a fantastic and personable tour guide. Excellent day ! We saw so many great works of art and learned all of back stories and details from Marlin.
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Ajzwelsh
Jan 13, 2025
Fabulous - The private tour with Heath was jaw dropping fantastic. My 18 year old son who is typically not interested in art museums was drawn right in and stayed focused for all the 2.5 hours. Heath was super knowledgeable and made it really fun for a teen. Highly recommend! We learned so much and laughed along the way. The collection at the Institute of Art is wonderful, masterpiece after masterpiece.
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Deedpuha
Jan 10, 2025
Guided tour is the best way to experience art - Our guide, Heath, was outstanding and extremely knowledgeable!! He provided a plethora of insightful and interesting facts, plus presented eye opening tidbits that we never would have learned if not for his expansive art background. He convinced us that taking a guided tour is definitely worth the value and best way to experience art. Looking at artifacts don’t have any meaning without context which Heath definitely brought to life.
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Mum2tripletboys
Jan 3, 2025
So informative and Interesting. The Highlight of our Trip to Chicago! - Absolutely wonderful! Heath was knowledgeable and helped us negotiate the museum and assure we saw the highlights. We had limited time in Chicago and the tour was well worth the time and price. There is no way we would not have been able to see everything on our own or learn about the interesting history behind some of the paintings and art work. We had young adults with us as well and Heath provided the right amount of information while maintaining everyone's attention over several hours. We learned so much about art, style, and the artist's lives. Heath has a great personality and kept us engaged. This tour was the highlight of our trip and a great memory for our family. Thank you Heath!
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Dream31717755820
Dec 31, 2024
Art Institute of Chicago in 2.5hrs - Mandy was a tremendous guide; she had great energy and knowledge, and she hit all the highlights and then some in 2.5 hours
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Brianww3789or
Dec 21, 2024
Top-tier tour & guide - Heath is a top-notch tour guide, with excellent depth-of-knowledge and an infectious enthusiasm for the works he showed us. It’s a huge museum, and Heath’s “brief history of everything” highlights of key movements, artists, and specific works was an excellent overview. Heath provided context and insight that further enriched our experience after the tour as we explored on our own. Excellent tour, excellent guide, and well-worth the price.
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Mollymv2915ua
Dec 14, 2024
Art Institute Tour with Spiro - Such a delightful experience! Spiro was a fantastic tour guide! He so easily and gracefully shared his knowledge and passion with us. He made the tour engaging and brought the works/museum to life. I would absolutely recommend this to anyone planning to visit the city and hope to take another tour with Spiro.
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Raftingveggie
Nov 29, 2024
Guided tour at the Chicago Art Museum (w/ Amanda) - Having visited the museum some years ago we decided to try a guided experience this time. To our surprise, and good fortune, we had Mandy as our tour guide to ourselves ! (nobody else had signed up on this blustery first snow of the season day). Mandy applied her art knowledge & the museums history, sharing it in her upbeat and conversational way. It allowed us to focus so much more on the art while flowing through the museum with ease. The overall experience was so much better with a guide. Mandy added real value and we were grateful for the time spent with her. THANKS MANDY (aka Amanda)
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78allanf
Nov 24, 2024
Art Institute tour with Heath - Heath was very knowledgeable, entertaining and kept the tour moving along nicely. He did an excellent job of summarizing entire movements (Impressionism, cubism etc) in accessible ways. We felt like we came away from the tour with a much better understanding of the history of Western art, from Renaissance to the present.
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