In Chicago, museums and cultural venues reflect the peculiar history of a city that, from the late 19th century onwards, evolved progressively from a “materialistic” metropolis, devoted almost exclusively to commerce and trade, into one of the United States’s most cosmopolitan and culturally vibrant places. Many of the city’s museums, cultural venues, and art schools are located in two areas, both adjacent to the Lake Michigan waterfront. The first extends, from north to south, from Lincoln Park to Millenium Park, while the other roughly coincides with the Hyde Park neighborhood. The city’s many cultural institutions – including the famous Chicago Art Institute, the second-largest museum of art in the US – collectively present a varied program of popular events related to art, design, architecture, and science, including major exhibitions and international festivals such as the Chicago Architecture Biennial.

Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL

Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House – Plano, IL

MSI – Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

S.R. Crown Hall, IIT Campus, Chicago – Mies van der Rohe

The Art Institute of Chicago

2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial | themes and participants

Chicago – The Burnham Pavilion by Zaha Hadid

The 1st Chicago Architecture Biennial

Chicago | A Dance for Architecture – Holl + Lang

Chicago | BP Prize winning design for lakefront kiosk by Ultramoderne
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