Chicago Hotel Near the Chicago Museums
Sax Chicago is a chic, contemporary hotel where art, culture, and style blend in perfect harmony. Less than two miles from the famous museums of Chicago, the Sax Chicago is a fusion of classic architecture and modern design that creates an urban retreat in downtown Chicago. Relax in stunning, modern accommodations with modern décor and designer touches.Chicago Museum Package
Art Institute of Chicago
One of the most dynamic art museums in the world, the Art Institute of Chicago features an amazing collection of art illustrating the world's diverse cultures - from 3,000 B.C. through the present. This fantastic Chicago museum presents over 300,000 works of art, including iconic French Impressionist paintings and drawings - with 30 by Claude Monet - a famed collection of 20th-century art, and spectacular galleries of modern art, photography and other mediums. Check out the new modern wing by Renzo Piano as well as the museum's changing exhibitions. Visit www.artic.edu/aic.Recent Exhibition - Bertrand Goldberg: Architecture of Invention
September 17, 2011–January 15, 2012Architect Bertrand Goldberg's dramatic sculptural forms and innovative engineering have long been recognized as seminal contributions to the built environment of Chicago, most notably his groundbreaking design for Marina City (1959–1967). This exhibition, the first comprehensive retrospective of the architect's work, positions Goldberg's career within a broad historical framework that extends from his experimental origins at the Bauhaus in Germany and the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition to his visionary plans for the postwar American city.
Museum of Contemporary Art
One of the country's largest museums for contemporary art, the Museum of Contemporary Art features exhibitions of thought-provoking art from 1945 to the now. Located downtown Chicago, MCA presents contemporary visual culture through paintings, sculptures, photography, film, video and performance art. The MCA collection has 2,500 outstanding works with a focus on minimalism, surrealism, and conceptual photography, as well as Chicago artists. Enjoy a free tour through beautiful galleries, browse the MCA Store, have lunch at Puck's at the MCA, see films in the 300-seat theater, and stroll through the terraced sculpture garden with views of Lake Michigan. Visit www.mcachicago.org.Field Museum of Natural History
Discover 4.6 billion years of science, history, art and archeology at the Field of Natural History. Enjoy amazing collections, innovative exhibits and education programs that explore natural history and science - from the world's most famous dinosaur to the cultural history of chocolate. Field Museum offers engaging traveling exhibitions to help us understand natural history, contemporary science, art, and popular culture. Meet Sue, the largest and most complete T. Rex ever found. Learn how nature's forces shape our planet in Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters. Go on an awe-inspiring journey through 4 billion years of life on Earth in the Evolving Planet. Visit www.fieldmuseum.org.