<P> The Art Institute of Chicago , founded in 1879 and located in Chicago 's Grant Park , is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the United States . Recognized for its curatorial efforts and popularity among visitors , the museum hosts approximately 1.5 million guests annually . Its collection -- stewarded by 11 curatorial departments -- is encyclopedic , and includes iconic works such as Georges Seurat 's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte -- 1884 , Pablo Picasso 's The Old Guitarist , Edward Hopper 's Nighthawks , and Grant Wood 's American Gothic . Its permanent collection of nearly 300,000 works of art is augmented by more than 30 special exhibitions mounted yearly that illuminate aspects of the collection and present cutting - edge curatorial and scientific research . </P>
<P> The Art Institute of Chicago , founded in 1879 and located in Chicago 's Grant Park , is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the United States . Recognized for its curatorial efforts and popularity among visitors , the museum hosts approximately 1.5 million guests annually . Its collection -- stewarded by 11 curatorial departments -- is encyclopedic , and includes iconic works such as Georges Seurat 's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte -- 1884 , Pablo Picasso 's The Old Guitarist , Edward Hopper 's Nighthawks , and Grant Wood 's American Gothic . Its permanent collection of nearly 300,000 works of art is augmented by more than 30 special exhibitions mounted yearly that illuminate aspects of the collection and present cutting - edge curatorial and scientific research . </P>
where is the art institute of chicago located
where is the art institute of chicago located
Chicago 's Grant Park
Chicago 's Grant Park