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EXPO Chicago 2017 saw record attendance numbers. Aren't you glad you went and got your free ticket?

 

EXPO began 37 years ago at Navy Pier under a different name: the less-snappy “Chicago International Art Expo.” After a decade at the Pier, the big show moved to the Merchandise Mart and stayed there 12 years. Then, five years ago, current president and director Tony Karman returned it to the Pier, where it is going strong as ever. In fact, the city’s premier arts exhibition ended this year with shattered attendance records.

Some 40,000 patrons attended EXPO to take in its 135 galleries from 25 countries and 58 cities. And an impressive 8,500 of these attendees showed up on the first night for Vernissage, the Museum of Contemporary Art’s exclusive opening night preview and fundraiser.

Karman told Chicago Business Journal that the secret to the exhibition’s increased success is tapping into Chicago’s collaborative spirit, adding that “the  involvement  of our cultural institutions, collectors, galleries, and artists will ensure that we will be welcoming the world together for many years to come.”

Aren’t you glad you went and got your free ticket?

Just in case you were not able to attend we sent our photographers to take some photos for you.

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