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Step inside the new Intuit Art Museum

Welcome to Chicago’s newest museum destination.
We hope it’s not what you were expecting.

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Catalyst: Im/migration and Self-Taught Art in Chicago

They made art in Chicago far from home. Celebrate their vision in our new home.

Head upstairs to discover more than 75 works by 22 artists from 13 countries featuring drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, printmaking, textiles, ceramics, woodcarving and installation.

“…humming with the joy of creating, of the miracle of making new.”

Chicago Reader

Installation view of Catalyst: Im/migration and Self-Taught Art in Chicago

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Exhibition view of Highlights from the Intuit Art Museum Permanent Collection

Highlights from the Intuit Art Museum Collection

The founding spirit of Intuit Art Museum lives on in our main floor gallery dedicated to the rotating exhibition of artworks from our Permanent Collection. On one visit you may discover works by self-taught artists such as William Hawkins, Martin Ramirez and Nellie Mae Rowe. On another, you may be fascinated by Chicago’s very own Lee Godie, Mr. Imagination and Joseph Yoakum. With more than 1200 pieces (and growing), there are endless opportunities to make new connections, and importantly, to be surprised.

“A longstanding champion of self-taught artists.”

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Installation view of Henry Darger: The Room Revealed

Henry Darger: The Room Revealed

Experience the recreated Chicago apartment of artist Henry Darger, known for his extensive body of artwork and writings, including his epic 15,000-page novel The Realms of the Unreal. Surrounded by animated projections inspired by his works, the two-level immersive installation comes to life as you discover original artworks and source materials retrieved from his home studio, videos, music and visual presentations.