art-tour guides, given the unpaid time commitment needed. In popular culture Director John Hughes included a sequence in the Art Institute in his 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off, which is set in Chicago. During it the characters are shown viewing A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Hughes had first visited the institute as a "refuge" while in high school. Hughes' commentary on the sequence was used as a reference point by journalist Hadley Freeman in a discussion of the Republican presidential primary candidates in 2011. The paintings used in the 1970 Parker Brothers board game Masterpiece are works held in the Art Institute's collection. See also American Academy of Art Bessie Bennett, early 20th century Curator of Decorative Art Forest Idyll List of most-visited museums in the United States List of museums and cultural institutions in Chicago Alme Meyvis Visual arts of Chicago Lions (Kemeys) References External links Art Institute's Impressionistic collection, YouTube Virtual tour of the Art Institute of Chicago provided by Google Arts & Culture Art museums and galleries in Chicago Art museums and galleries in Illinois Central Chicago Museums of American art Asian art museums in the United States Institutions accredited by the American Alliance of Museums 1879 establishments in Illinois Art museums established in 1879 Tourist attractions along U.S. Route 66 Tourist attractions in Chicago African art museums in the United States