Skip-the-line: Art Institute of Chicago Guided Tour

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: 1 day learn more
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:

Hartwell Memorial Window – Tiffany Studios
Paris Street; Rainy Day – Gustave Caillebotte
Sunday on La Grande Jatte – Georges Seurat
The Bedroom – Vincent van Gogh
Sky Above Clouds – Georgia O’Keefe
Nighthawks – Edward Hopper
A Picture of Dorian Gray – Ivan Albright
American Gothic – Grant Wood
America Windows – Marc Chagall
The Old Guitarist – Pablo Picasso
Four Mona Lisas – Andy Warhol
Greyed Rainbow – Jackson Pollock

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 out of finding where to go and what to see. Explore in a small group for a special, personal experience, and interact with your guide who can give insider’s insight into the museum.

Location
North Lion
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.

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Ronaldt_l
Aug 5, 2024
Chicago Art Institue must see + Guided Tour is a must as well. - The whole tour was excellent. The guide was informative and a pleasure to be with the entire tour. I highly recommend Joel.
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Tony_m
Aug 4, 2024
Knowledgeable guide - Nice way to get to see the highlight pieces before the crowds. Good docent with lots of information about the pieces. Nice that you can stay or get to comeback same day.
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Tatyana_b
Jul 22, 2024
Our family recommend the 2 hour tour - Our family was very pleased with the Art Institute of Chicago Guided Tour. Heath (our guide) was exceptional in his knowledge, enthusiasm and involvement throughout. We didn't even notice how 2 hours of the tour passed. Thanks a lot!
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Faraway63525256087
Jul 22, 2024
An amazing journey through Chicago and the Art Institute - Bernie and his crew are amazing. If you are looking for an amazing tour of an of the museums in Chicago definitely reach out. Bernie took us on more than a tour more of a journey through Chicago and it's history. At the Art Institute, he guided us to some of the key sections of the museum that are not only sought after by all visitors worldwide, but he also explained the Chicago connections via the donors our artist. The Art Institute is a labyrinth of museums within a museum and Bernie definitely helps sort a well defined journey throughout.
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L2647wbkyleb
Jul 15, 2024
GREAT TOUR! - Although visiting the Art Institute was a fantastic experience, our tour guide Joel was the highlight! His passion and wealth of information transformed the entire experience for my party! Joel is a great tour guide, and I heartily suggest him to anyone searching!
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508karlo
Jul 15, 2024
Great introduction to this large, amazing museum - What an amazing tour at the Art Institute! It was truly the highlight of our now second trip to Chicago. Our guide absolutely nailed it, giving us exactly the overview and highlights we were looking for, but still diving into some fascinating background. We learned so much, had all our questions answered, and had a fantastic time.
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Coastal17074566997
Jul 14, 2024
Wonderfully informative - Bernie was very knowledgeable, personable and delivered his expertise in a friendly yet efficient way. I’m so glad we booked !!
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124brianw
Jul 14, 2024
Informative Tour - Bernie spent three hours with us walking us through the museum. He was very engaging and informative, and we would highly recommend him and this tour to anyone who wants more background about the art and also about Chicago and its art history
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Karen
Jul 13, 2024
Get a good guide for max experience - Heath was a great guide through the Art Institute -- knowledgeable, friendly, energetic, took questions. The AI is large and nonintuitive and it would be easy to dodder around and miss things. We could have stayed there all day with him.
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Marilyn_p
Jul 9, 2024
Fantastic and so worth it - My granddaughter was visiting from Canada and I was anxious to show her the Art Institute. Sarah was wonderful and gave a marvelous informative tour
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