Museum Tour: Early Access with Art Historian Guide

Beat the crowds at the Art Institute of Chicago with an expert guide. Discover masterpieces and their stories in an exclusive, intimate tour.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Art Institute of Chicago - Our expert guide will take you on a journey to explore one of the world’s premier art museums. Whether you’re an art enthusiast, a history buff, or simply seeking inspiration, our tour of the Art Institute promises an unforgettable experience. Along the way they will discuss some or all of the following art works:…
What's Included
  • Skip-the-Line Semi-Private Guided Museum Tour (Group Size of 12 or Less)
  • All Admission Fees
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Beat the crowds with an expert art historian guide on this exclusive early morning tour. Immerse yourself among the masterpieces housed within the acclaimed museum and listen as your guide brings each piece to life by sharing the story behind it. Let your guide lead you to the most important pieces of the 300,000-strong collection, taking the hard work…

Location
The Art Institute of Chicago
South Michigan Avenue
Guide will be standing near the North Lion (the one on the left as you face the main entrance to the museum).
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Robertrz5301pq
Dec 22, 2024
Great overview tour of the museum. - Bernie was a fantastic guide. Not only was he knowledgeable and able to share wonderful context for the museum and the art, his passion for the art was obvious and made the tour fun!
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Jamie_g
Dec 20, 2024
Fantastic Tour - Robert is an energetic, gracious embassidor to the Art Institute. We enjoyed everything about his tour. 5 plus stars!
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Jialongl796
Dec 19, 2024
Must Visit - Amazing tour! Bernie was very knowledgeable about Chicago and the pieces in the museum. The Art Institute is absolutely stunning and I’d recommend it to anyone visiting Chicago
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Adios1075
Dec 19, 2024
Informative overview of the Art Institute of Chicago - Robert was an engaging and informative docent on our small tour of seven. We saw some of the collection’s highlights and learned about the artists, leaving us eager to return to see more of this amazing museum.
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760davidg760
Dec 15, 2024
Massive dip into Art - Bernie was so engaging and knowledgeable. He knew the Art Institute intimately and as well had lots of knowledge to share on Chicago. The more than 2 hour tour went so quickly - nothing was boring. 5 star recommendation.
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Hugh_b
Dec 14, 2024
Our tour guide, Joel, was... - Our tour guide, Joel, was awesome and very informative about the Art Museum!! A must do if in Chicago.
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Edward_s
Dec 13, 2024
Enjoy & listen with... - Enjoy & listen with intent to learn. It's a wonderful experience. Recall your preferred genre of art & revist & explore same in more depth after the tour.
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Compass22315131621
Dec 13, 2024
Excellent experience - Our guided tour of the Chicago Art Museum was fantastic. Our tour guide Sarah was excellent. Her knowledge of the artists and the exhibits made for a very enriching experience.
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U4231zukarik
Dec 10, 2024
Highly recommend this tour - I highly recommend using a guided tour for the AIC. This building is huge and we would’ve missed so many amazing works if we didn’t have a guide. Plus, we would’ve just been lost the entire time. Marlin is amazing! He has so much incredible information about the area and the pieces within the museum. Plus, some really good dad jokes too. And he also helped us with a lunch suggestion after our tour and directions to our next stop. Thank you so much for a great morning!
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V3402pyfelixb
Dec 8, 2024
Great tour and great guide! - Bernie’s tour of the Art Institute of Chicago was amazing. We started the tour early and got early entry to the museum. I could have listened to him for a couple of more hours. To see the museum with a guide was a very good choice especially as it was my first time at the Art Institute. Otherwise I probably would have been lost. Bernie had answers to all questions and added some personal notes. After the tour you had time to see the areas of the museum you had the most interest in. Bernie offered to get a hard copy ticket to go out for lunch and return afterwards to the museum.
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