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Richard H. Driehaus Museum, River North, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopOctober 9, 2026 – April 18, 2027Adults $23
Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History
Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History
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Art in Chicago on Columbus Day Monday, Oct 12
Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best art in Chicago on Columbus Day Monday, Oct 12: 25 picks, refreshed weekly.
25 picks · checked Sep 21
25 picks
Richard H. Driehaus Museum, River North, Downtown, the Loop & West Loop#1October 9, 2026 – April 18, 2027 · Limited Run
Richard H. Driehaus Museum, River North, Downtown, the Loop & West Loop#2
The Fields Studios, 4120 W Diversey Ave, Logan Square, Wicker Park & BucktownTimed-entry sessions through January 19, 2027
Balloon Museum: EmotionAir – Art You Can Feel
A timed-entry exhibition from the Balloon Museum at The Fields Studios, running into the new year.
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#2Timed-entry sessions through January 19, 2027 · Limited Run
The Fields Studios, 4120 W Diversey Ave, Logan Square, Wicker Park & BucktownBalloon Museum: EmotionAir – Art You Can Feel
A timed-entry exhibition from the Balloon Museum at The Fields Studios, running into the new year.
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Chicago Riverwalk (Wells St. to Franklin St.), River North, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopThursdays through Sundays, 7:30–8:00 PM, through Nov 15, 2026
ART on THE Mart
ART on THE Mart has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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#3Thursdays through Sundays, 7:30–8:00 PM, through Nov 15, 2026 · Limited Run
Chicago Riverwalk (Wells St. to Franklin St.), River North, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopART on THE Mart
ART on THE Mart has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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American Writers Museum, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopOn view through March 22, 2027$16 adults
American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture
The American Writers Museum explores how religion and spirituality shaped American writers.
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#4On view through March 22, 2027 · Limited Run
American Writers Museum, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopAmerican Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture
The American Writers Museum explores how religion and spirituality shaped American writers.
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Cinespace, Pilsen, West Town & the West SideWednesdays through Sundays, open since Sep 5, 2026; no end date announced
Serial Killer: The Exhibition
Serial Killer: The Exhibition has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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#5Wednesdays through Sundays, open since Sep 5, 2026; no end date announced · Limited Run
Cinespace, Pilsen, West Town & the West SideSerial Killer: The Exhibition
Serial Killer: The Exhibition has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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Chicago Children’s Museum, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopThrough Oct 26, 2026
Mini Zoom Room
Mini Zoom Room has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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#6Through Oct 26, 2026 · Limited Run
Chicago Children’s Museum, Downtown, the Loop & West Loop#7
Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopOn view through December 7
Lee Miller: Fearless
Lee Miller: Fearless has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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#7On view through December 7 · Limited Run
Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopLee Miller: Fearless
Lee Miller: Fearless has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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National Museum of Mexican Art, Pilsen, West Town & the West SideOn view through Nov 29, 2026Free admission
Where Memory Lives: 40 Years of Día de Muertos
Where Memory Lives: 40 Years of Día de Muertos has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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#8On view through Nov 29, 2026 · Limited Run
National Museum of Mexican Art, Pilsen, West Town & the West SideWhere Memory Lives: 40 Years of Día de Muertos
Where Memory Lives: 40 Years of Día de Muertos has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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Wrightwood 659, Lincoln Park, Lakeview & WrigleyvilleSeptember 25–December 19, 2026; open Fridays and Saturdays with timed-entry tickets$20 general admission
Inner Worlds: Visions from the Hirshhorn Collection
Inner Worlds: Visions from the Hirshhorn Collection has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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#9September 25–December 19, 2026; open Fridays and Saturdays with timed-entry tickets · Limited Run
Wrightwood 659, Lincoln Park, Lakeview & WrigleyvilleInner Worlds: Visions from the Hirshhorn Collection
Inner Worlds: Visions from the Hirshhorn Collection has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopOn view through October 19
Beyond Form: Abstraction at Midcentury
Beyond Form: Abstraction at Midcentury has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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#10On view through October 19 · Limited Run
Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopBeyond Form: Abstraction at Midcentury
Beyond Form: Abstraction at Midcentury has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 186, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopOn view through December 11
Karimah Ashadu: Machine Boys
Karimah Ashadu: Machine Boys has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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#11On view through December 11 · Limited Run
Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 186, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopKarimah Ashadu: Machine Boys
Karimah Ashadu: Machine Boys has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 107, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopOn view through December 21
Utamaro: Elements of Beauty
Utamaro: Elements of Beauty has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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#12On view through December 21 · Limited Run
Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 107, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopUtamaro: Elements of Beauty
Utamaro: Elements of Beauty has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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NoMI, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopOn view at NoMI Gallery; no end date announced
NoMI Gallery: Everything is Bright. All Things are Beautiful.
NoMI Gallery: Everything is Bright. All Things are Beautiful. has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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#13On view at NoMI Gallery; no end date announced · Limited Run
NoMI, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopNoMI Gallery: Everything is Bright. All Things are Beautiful.
NoMI Gallery: Everything is Bright. All Things are Beautiful. has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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Block Museum of Art, Evanston & Oak ParkOn view through Dec 6, 2026Free admission
Picturing the Modern Metropolis: Prints and Photographs
Picturing the Modern Metropolis: Prints and Photographs has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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#14On view through Dec 6, 2026 · Limited Run
Block Museum of Art, Evanston & Oak ParkPicturing the Modern Metropolis: Prints and Photographs
Picturing the Modern Metropolis: Prints and Photographs has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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Block Museum of Art, Evanston & Oak ParkOn view through Dec 6, 2026Free admission
The Block Collects 2026
The Block Collects 2026 has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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#15On view through Dec 6, 2026 · Limited Run
Block Museum of Art, Evanston & Oak ParkThe Block Collects 2026
The Block Collects 2026 has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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Smart Museum of Art, Hyde Park, Bronzeville & the South SideAdam Jones, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsOn view through Feb 21, 2027; closed MondaysFree admission
teamLab: Everything Exists in Infinite Continuity
The Tokyo art collective teamLab's immersive show at the Smart Museum, with free admission.
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#16On view through Feb 21, 2027; closed Mondays · Limited Run
Smart Museum of Art, Hyde Park, Bronzeville & the South SideAdam Jones, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsteamLab: Everything Exists in Infinite Continuity
The Tokyo art collective teamLab's immersive show at the Smart Museum, with free admission.
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Field Museum, Museum Campus, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopJoe Ravi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsOn view May 22, 2026 – April 11, 2027Requires an add-on ticket
Pokémon Fossil Museum
Pokémon Fossil Museum has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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#17On view May 22, 2026 – April 11, 2027 · Limited Run
Field Museum, Museum Campus, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopJoe Ravi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPokémon Fossil Museum
Pokémon Fossil Museum has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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Intuit Art Museum, Pilsen, West Town & the West SideOn view through Jan 31, 2027
Cutting and Pasting a World: The Paper Craft of Henry Darger
Cutting and Pasting a World: The Paper Craft of Henry Darger has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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#18On view through Jan 31, 2027 · Limited Run
Intuit Art Museum, Pilsen, West Town & the West SideCutting and Pasting a World: The Paper Craft of Henry Darger
Cutting and Pasting a World: The Paper Craft of Henry Darger has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 188, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopOn view through November 9
Self, Made: Fourteen Modern Artists from the Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Collection
Self, Made: Fourteen Modern Artists from the Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Collection has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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#19On view through November 9 · Limited Run
Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 188, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopSelf, Made: Fourteen Modern Artists from the Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Collection
Self, Made: Fourteen Modern Artists from the Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Collection has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopOn view through January 25, 2027
Embroidered Traditions
Embroidered Traditions has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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#20On view through January 25, 2027 · Limited Run
Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopEmbroidered Traditions
Embroidered Traditions has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 289, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopOn view through January 18, 2027
Jill Mulleady: The Passenger
Jill Mulleady: The Passenger has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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#21On view through January 18, 2027 · Limited Run
Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 289, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopJill Mulleady: The Passenger
Jill Mulleady: The Passenger has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopOn view through Jan 31, 2027
Kenzi Shiokava
Kenzi Shiokava has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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#22On view through Jan 31, 2027 · Limited Run
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Downtown, the Loop & West Loop#23
Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 283, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopOn view through January 25, 2027
Abigail Lucien: Blood of the Earth
Abigail Lucien: Blood of the Earth has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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#23On view through January 25, 2027 · Limited Run
Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 283, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopAbigail Lucien: Blood of the Earth
Abigail Lucien: Blood of the Earth has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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National Museum of Mexican Art, Pilsen, West Town & the West SideOn view through Feb 7, 2027Free admission
Vivir la Tierra: Acquisitions from the Permanent Collection 2010–2026
Vivir la Tierra: Acquisitions from the Permanent Collection 2010–2026 has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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#24On view through Feb 7, 2027 · Limited Run
National Museum of Mexican Art, Pilsen, West Town & the West SideVivir la Tierra: Acquisitions from the Permanent Collection 2010–2026
Vivir la Tierra: Acquisitions from the Permanent Collection 2010–2026 has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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