Free Family Fun at Art Institute of Chicago.
Drop in at the Ryan Education Center at the Art Institute of Chicago for FREE Family Fun year round
Where: Art Institute of Chicago, Ryan Education Center. Enter through the Modern Wing entrance at 159 East Monroe Street in order to avoid paying museum admission. Head passed the ticket windows and enter on the left before the ticket collection entrance.
When: The temporary family space in the Ryan Learning Center is available 10:30–5:00 every day except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day and Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday until 8:00. Access is currently limited. Learn more.
Free admission AIC Thursday evenings 5:00-8:00PM.
You will NOT have access to any area of the Museum except the Ryan Education Center without paying admission.
For more information about Family Programs, please call (312) 857-7161 or e-mail familyprograms@artic.edu.
Family Spaces
Make, look, design, and touch your way through a family-oriented space in the Ryan Learning Center. Stop in to find drop-in art making every day and create a customized tour using the award-winning interactive JourneyMaker.
Classrooms and Studios (Not free)
The Ryan Learning Center classrooms and studios are home to interactive sessions that combine in-gallery looking and discussion with studio-based explorations of artists’ materials and techniques. Check the calendar to find out about upcoming classes and workshops for adults, families, and teens.
