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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.

Outsider, Intuitive, Self-taught

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 75 works by 22 artists from 13 countries featuring drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, printmaking, textiles, ceramics, woodcarving and installation.

“This exhibition puts IAM and Chicago on the international art map…”

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Catalyst 360 Tour

Henry Darger The Room Revealed

Experience the recreated Chicago apartment room of artist Henry Darger, known for his illustrated, epic 15,000-page Vivian Girls novel. Surrounded by animated projections of his works, the two-level multimedia installation comes to life as you discover original source materials retrieved from his home studio, videos, music and visual presentations.

“It’s like stepping into right into Darger’s imaginary world”

Museum visitor