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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best art in Downtown, the Loop & West Loop the weekend of Oct 16–18, 2026: 27 picks, refreshed weekly.
27 picks · checked Sep 28
Chicago Riverwalk (Wells St. to Franklin St.), River North, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopART on THE Mart is listed for Chicago this weekend.
Chicago Riverwalk (Wells St. to Franklin St.), River North, Downtown, the Loop & West Loop
Museum of Contemporary Photography, South Loop, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopViselippi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsImagine the life Emmett Till was denied through a free MoCP exhibition drawing on photographs by more than 110 artists.
Museum of Contemporary Photography, South Loop, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopViselippi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsImagine the life Emmett Till was denied through a free MoCP exhibition drawing on photographs by more than 110 artists.
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NoMI, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopNoMI, Downtown, the Loop & West Loop
American Writers Museum, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopAmerican Prophets: Writers, Religion and Culture is listed for Chicago this weekend.
American Writers Museum, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopAmerican Prophets: Writers, Religion and Culture is listed for Chicago this weekend.
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Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopBeyond Form: Abstraction at Midcentury is listed for Chicago this weekend.
Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopBeyond Form: Abstraction at Midcentury is listed for Chicago this weekend.
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American Writers Museum, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopBlack Poetry Day Readings & Reflections is listed for Chicago this weekend.
American Writers Museum, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopBlack Poetry Day Readings & Reflections is listed for Chicago this weekend.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 283, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopAbigail Lucien: Blood of the Earth is listed for Chicago this weekend.
Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 283, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopAbigail Lucien: Blood of the Earth is listed for Chicago this weekend.
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Richard H. Driehaus Museum, River North, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopEmma Stebbins: Carving Out History
Richard H. Driehaus Museum, River North, Downtown, the Loop & West Loop
Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 50, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopLife and Afterlife in Ancient Egypt is listed for Chicago this weekend.
Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 50, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopLife and Afterlife in Ancient Egypt is listed for Chicago this weekend.
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Field Museum, Museum Campus, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopJoe Ravi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPokémon Fossil Museum is listed for Chicago this weekend.
Field Museum, Museum Campus, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopJoe Ravi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopAtrium Project: Celeste Rapone is listed for Chicago this weekend.
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopAtrium Project: Celeste Rapone is listed for Chicago this weekend.
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Chicago Children’s Museum, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopMini Zoom Room is listed for Chicago this weekend.
Chicago Children’s Museum, Downtown, the Loop & West Loop
Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopDouble Feature with Short Subject is listed for Chicago this weekend.
Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopDouble Feature with Short Subject is listed for Chicago this weekend.
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopKenzi Shiokava is listed for Chicago this weekend.
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopFrom the Center: Looking at Lucy Lippard is listed for Chicago this weekend.
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopFrom the Center: Looking at Lucy Lippard is listed for Chicago this weekend.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Bluhm Family Terrace, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTony Cokes: On Boredom is listed for Chicago this weekend.
Art Institute of Chicago, Bluhm Family Terrace, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopBeyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 289, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopJill Mulleady: The Passenger is listed for Chicago this weekend.
Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 289, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopJill Mulleady: The Passenger is listed for Chicago this weekend.
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Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopLee Miller: Fearless is listed for Chicago this weekend.
Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Downtown, the Loop & West Loop
Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 188, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopSelf, Made: Fourteen Modern Artists from the Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Collection is.
Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 188, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopSelf, Made: Fourteen Modern Artists from the Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Collection is.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 238, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopSaint-Porchaire is listed for Chicago this weekend.
Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 238, Downtown, the Loop & West Loop
Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 186, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopKarimah Ashadu: Machine Boys is listed for Chicago this weekend.
Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 186, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopKarimah Ashadu: Machine Boys is listed for Chicago this weekend.
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Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopEmbroidered Traditions is listed for Chicago this weekend.
Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Downtown, the Loop & West Loop
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