Which artwork draws you in?
Choose a work to begin beside it in the museum.
Free to explore. No account needed.
Water Lily PondClaude Monet 1900
The BedroomVincent van Gogh 1889
The Combat of the Giaour and HassanEugène Delacroix 1826
The Child's BathMary Cassatt 1893
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884Georges Seurat 1884–86, border added 1888–89
Two Sisters (On the Terrace)Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1881
The Basket of ApplesPaul Cézanne c. 1893
Fishing BoatsJ. M. W. Turner 1837–38
Woman at Her ToiletteBerthe Morisot 1875–80
Flower CloudsOdilon Redon c. 1903
Mère GrégoireGustave Courbet 1855, reworked 1857–59
Woman Feeding ChickensJean François Millet 1846-48
Free audio tours
Walk from room to room and listen at each stop. You can also read every story.
Start here: five ways to look
Try a different way of looking at each stop. Listen or read at your own pace.
Start the tour5 stops
- Self-Portrait with SaskiaRembrandt van Rijn
- Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer)Claude Monet
- The Basket of ApplesPaul Cézanne
- The Great WaveKatsushika Hokusai
- Portrait of a Government OfficialChae Yongshin
Highlights
Eight famous works in all three buildings, from Dürer to Hokusai.
Start the tour8 stops
- Knight, Death, and the DevilAlbrecht Dürer
- Old Man with a Gold ChainRembrandt van Rijn
- Two Sisters (On the Terrace)Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- The Child's BathMary Cassatt
- Paris Street; Rainy DayGustave Caillebotte
- The BedroomVincent van Gogh
- A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884Georges Seurat
- The Great WaveKatsushika Hokusai
Water and light
Seas, rivers and morning mist, from Turner and Monet to Hokusai and Hiroshige.
Start the tour7 stops
- Fishing BoatsJ. M. W. Turner
- Cliffs on the Sea Coast: Small Beach, SunriseGustave Courbet
- Branch of the Seine near Giverny (Mist)Claude Monet
- Houses of Parliament, LondonClaude Monet
- Anchorage on a rainy nightShen Zhou
- Kajikazawa in Kai ProvinceKatsushika Hokusai
- Mishima: Morning MistUtagawa Hiroshige
Portraits through time
Eight portraits painted between about 1505 and 1921, in all three buildings.
Start the tour8 stops
- Portrait of a GentlemanRidolfo Ghirlandaio
- Portrait of Magdalena of Saxony, Wife of Elector Joachim II of BrandenburgLucas Cranach the Elder
- Portrait of the Jester CalabazasDiego Velázquez
- Portrait of Tieleman RoostermanFrans Hals
- Self-Portrait with SaskiaRembrandt van Rijn
- Madame GrandÉlisabeth Vigée Le Brun
- Self-PortraitVincent van Gogh
- Portrait of a Government OfficialChae Yongshin
Toward abstraction
Six works in two buildings, from Monet’s late water lilies to Kandinsky and Mondrian.
Start the tour6 stops
- Water Lily PondClaude Monet
- Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons)Vasily Kandinsky
- Painting with Green CenterVasily Kandinsky
- Farm near DuivendrechtPiet Mondrian
- Lozenge Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue, Red, and GrayPiet Mondrian
- Composition with Red, Yellow, and BluePiet Mondrian
Color set free
Six works in two buildings, from Van Gogh and the Fauves to Marc and Kandinsky.
Start the tour6 stops
- The BedroomVincent van Gogh
- Portrait of Madame Matisse. The Green StripeHenri Matisse
- Woman in a ChemiseAndré Derain
- Siberian Dogs in the SnowFranz Marc
- Weasels at PlayFranz Marc
- Painting with TroikaVasily Kandinsky
Artwork images: Art Institute of Chicago and SMK · Public domain