Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best art in Chicago the weekend of Sep 11–13, 2026: 6 picks, refreshed weekly.
6 picks · checked Sep 10
Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopDiego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPhotos from the war-correspondent lens that put Miller in Hitler's bathtub and on the front lines.
Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopDiego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsPhotos from the war-correspondent lens that put Miller in Hitler's bathtub and on the front lines.
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.
River North Design District, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopKen Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsExplore art and designer vignettes across 18 River North showrooms at the Design District’s anniversary gallery walk.
River North Design District, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopKen Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsExplore art and designer vignettes across 18 River North showrooms at the Design District’s anniversary gallery walk.
Art Institute of Chicago, Bluhm Family Terrace, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopJean-Baptiste Camille Corot · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsEdgar Calel brings Maya-Kaqchikel community life and ceremonial meaning to the Art Institute’s terrace.
Art Institute of Chicago, Bluhm Family Terrace, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopJean-Baptiste Camille Corot · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsEdgar Calel brings Maya-Kaqchikel community life and ceremonial meaning to the Art Institute’s terrace.
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.
Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopTraces how Cassatt's style evolved beyond Impressionism, showing.
Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopTraces how Cassatt's style evolved beyond Impressionism, showing.
