Gilded Glory: European Treasures from the Martin D'Arcy Collection

Permanent Collection

A little-known gem of Chicago’s museum scene, the Martin D’Arcy Collection is one of the finest collections of medieval, Renaissance and Baroque art in the Midwest. For additional information click here.

Rodin: In His Own Words
Selections from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation

June 13 – August 16, 2009

This exhibition of 36 bronzes, books and letters gives insight into the artist’s thoughts on art and the art world in late 19th- and early 20th-century France. For additional information click here.

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Paris-Chicago: The Photography of Jean-Christophe Ballot

June 13 – August 16, 2009

French architectural photographer Jean-Christophe Ballot celebrates the relationship between sister cities Chicago and Paris. The exhibition juxtaposes formally similar photographs of the two cities, creating a visually rich dialogue. For additional information click here.

mcmahon: vatican&chicago

June 13 – August 16, 2009

This exhibition presents a detail from famed artist-reporter Franklin McMahon, and his celebrated collection of Vatican II era and Chicagoland paintings and drawings. For additional information click here.

Back to the Future: Alfred Jensen, Charmion Von Wiegand, Simon Gouverneur and the Cosmic Conversation

September 12 – November 15, 2009

This exhibition focuses on three American abstract artists who created works on spiritual themes from the 1940s through the 1980s.  For additional information click here.

Generously funded in part by

The Judith Rothschild Foundation

Art and Faith of the Crèche: The Collection of James and Emilia Govan

November 29, 2009 – January 17, 2010

Crèche-makers from around the world interpret the nativity scene through the eyes of their own cultures. For additional information click here.

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