Having the Art Institute of Chicago — one of the best museums in the world — as part of our campus is maybe the coolest part of being a School of the Art Institute of Chicago student. We have access to a wealth of knowledge and inspiration just across the street from the MacLean building. But many of us don’t take advantage of the AIC nearly as much as we should. The AIC is more than just “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte,” “Nighthawks,” and “the Thorne Miniature Rooms.”
F News invites you to participate in our Art Institute of Chicago Scavenger Hunt. Go on this journey and discover new pieces in the AIC that you may have always overlooked before.
Tag @fnewsmag in any photos you post on Instagram of your scavenger hunt adventures, and we’ll repost them!
Arts of Asia (ground floor)
- Go birdwatching. How many depictions of birds can you see?
- Find the “Articulated Dragon” by the School of Myochin, and tell it your biggest fears.
Sculpture Court (lower level of the Rice building)
- Take a picture mimicking your favorite sculpture.
Arts of the Americas (second floor of the Michigan Avenue building)
- Listen to a true crime podcast while looking at Margo Hoff’s “Murder Mystery” (1945).
- Quote Oscar Wilde at Ivan Albright’s “Picture of Dorian Grey” (1943–44).
- Prepare yourself for the journey home with Walter Ellison’s “Train Station” (1935).
Architecture and Design, 1900-Present (Modern Wing)
- Find the piece of furniture you would most want in your apartment.
Painting and Sculpture of Europe (second floor of the Michigan Avenue building)
- While visiting “The Lovers” (1855) by William Powell Frith, send a text to someone you love.
Impressionism (second floor of the Michigan Avenue building)
- Let your mind wander as you stare at Monet’s “London Series.”
Modern Wing
- Here there are many abstract portraits and self-portraits. Either find the one that most feels like you, or draw your own abstract self-portrait.
- Journal about your favorite city to visit while looking at Joan Mitchell’s “City Landscape” (1955).
