Art Institute of Chicago
Museums, Historical Sites, and ZoosIllinois, United States1001-5000 Employees
The Art Institute of Chicago, founded in 1879, is a major art museum in Chicago, Illinois. It maintains one of the United States' largest permanent collections, consisting of about 300,000 works and artifacts across media and cultures. The collection includes strengths in Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting, contemporary art, early 20th-century European painting and sculpture, Japanese prints, and photography. In 2009, the Modern Wing added 264,000 square feet of space dedicated to modern and contemporary art, architecture and design, photography, and related museum education facilities. The institution is located at 111 South Michigan Avenue, employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people, and has revenue reported in the range of $10 million to $25 million.