Art Institute Tour: Explore Iconic Masterpieces

Experience the Art Institute of Chicago like never before with a skip-the-line guided tour. Explore famous masterpieces and learn the stories behind them with an engaging guide.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Art Institute of Chicago - Only the highest quality guide is equipped to introduce you to one of the greatest museums on earth. the Art Institute, one of the world’s great art museums, houses a works that cover centuries of Art & History. Its is also known to have the worlds greatest collection of Impressionist artwork (Even rivaling the Musee…
What's Included
  • Exclusive semi-private groups of no more than 8 guests
  • Enjoy a 2.5-hour immersive experience
  • All entrance fees included for a hassle-free visit
  • Benefit from skip-the-line access with a semi-private guided museum tour
What's Not Included
  • Tour price does NOT include gratuities (optional)
  • Tour price does NOT include hotel pickup or drop-off (we recommend UBER or Taxi)
Additional Information

The Art Institute of Chicago draws nearly as many visitors as other top galleries such as the Met, Louvre, and British Museum. During this 2.5-hour semi-private guided museum tour, limited to 12 guests, participants can bypass the line and discover its most renowned artworks with the assistance of an engaging guide.
Highlights typically include:…

Location
The Art Institute of Chicago
South Michigan Avenue
Meeting Point: “To The Lions Left”; next to the iconic lion statues (the lion on the left when facing the museum) outside the main Museum entrance on South Michigan Avenue.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Onair691560
May 11, 2025
Impressive wealth of art in this museum. - Visit very instructive . Beautiful building. Learned a whole perspective on the evolution of art. The guide was very knowledgeable.
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Dan_h
May 7, 2025
Great Tour with a Great guide! - I really enjoyed it. A place that big you could spend 4+ hours in. This tour allowed you to see all the famous paintings along with others and a history of the types of painting styles, etc.
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X2zbkysxps
May 5, 2025
What a treat! If you... - What a treat! If you don’t think a guide is worth it for a museum… think again! Heath was so knowledgeable and outgoing. He provided so much more detail and education that the plaque on the wall could list. You don’t need to be an art major to enjoy this experience. LOTS of walking… bring comfy shoes.
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Vivek_d
Apr 18, 2025
Awesome Art institute tour with Joe C - Joe was an amazing guide. He was super knowledgeable and engaging and allowed us to pick out works that resonated with us to then discuss in more detail.
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Nhdktcphjg
Feb 22, 2025
Amazing tour! - Mandy was an extremely knowledgeable and excellent tour guide. Would definitely recommend her and wish we could do it again!
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Roslinds2025
Feb 11, 2025
Fun at The Institute! - We had a great time with Spiro as our guide! He was informative, engaging and revealed unknown museum treasures. Looking forward to going back!
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Pruitt102
Jan 11, 2025
First-class museum, first-class guide - Our guide Amanda was first-class. She could be an art historian! Knowledgeable about not just art and artists but also about time periods, society, and customs in the times in which they lived. Mandy made the tour very, very interesting and chose our goals well. It’s a wonderful museum, and there are so many options! Our guide has an obvious love for the museum which is contagious.
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William
Jan 4, 2025
Great museum- fantastic guide ! - We enjoyed a wonderful tour with Mandy. She was a fantastic guide. She was very personable, accommodating, up-beat and knowledgeable. She was very informative and knew so much detail about the paintings she had chosen to discuss - and others which we asked about along the way. Most importantly, she provided us with context about each piece so that we could understand the painter and interpret the painting. I saw many classic American paintings in an entirely new light after hearing her explain the context for each painting. She made a great museum come alive for all of us.
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William_s
Jan 4, 2025
The guide made the tour ! - Four of us enjoyed a great tour of the Art Institute. Our guide, Mandy, was fantastic. She has a great personality, up-beat attitude and was very knowledgeable. She took time to answer all of our questions and provided us with a lot of information. Most importantly, she explained the context to interpret and understand all of the pieces we viewed with her. She really made this a very rewarding and enjoyable experience.
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Alison_m
Nov 11, 2024
5 star Fabulous tour guide - Spiro is the absolute best tour guide that I have ever had worldwide. Viewing the masterpieces in person is surreal enough, but accompanied by his narration filled with deep details of the art through a historical lens, elevated our entire experience. His thoughts and words will now remain with me and guide me in art appreciation in the future.
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From $90
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).