Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best art in Downtown, the Loop & West Loop the weekend of Sep 18–20, 2026: 4 picks, refreshed weekly.
4 picks · checked Sep 10
Shedd Aquarium, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopDiego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDance salsa, cumbia and merengue at Shedd’s Ritmo del Mar, with aquarium exhibits included in the evening ticket.
Shedd Aquarium, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopDiego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDance salsa, cumbia and merengue at Shedd’s Ritmo del Mar, with aquarium exhibits included in the evening ticket.
Art Institute of Chicago, Regenstein Hall, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopPedro Ribeiro Simões from Lisboa, Portugal · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFollow seven decades of Willem de Kooning’s drawing through more than 200 works at the Art Institute.
Art Institute of Chicago, Regenstein Hall, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopPedro Ribeiro Simões from Lisboa, Portugal · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFollow seven decades of Willem de Kooning’s drawing through more than 200 works at the Art Institute.
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopGregory Ford Henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDancehall and reggaetón meet contemporary art in the MCA’s look at Caribbean music, resistance and joy.
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopGregory Ford Henderson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsDancehall and reggaetón meet contemporary art in the MCA’s look at Caribbean music, resistance and joy.
The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopSee paintings and drawings by 32 artists under 40 in Palette & Chisel’s national emerging-artist showcase.
The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopSee paintings and drawings by 32 artists under 40 in Palette & Chisel’s national emerging-artist showcase.
