What is the Art Institute of Chicago?
Q: What is the Art Institute of Chicago?
A: The Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) is an art museum in Grant Park, Chicago.
Q: What type of artwork does the AIC own?
A: The AIC owns one of the world's best collections of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art, as well as important American art, Old Masters, European and American decorative arts, Asian art and modern and contemporary art.
Q: Who is the Director and President of the AIC?
A: James Cuno is the Director and President of the AIC.
Q: How much space does the museum have?
A: The buildings have one million square feet (92,903,040 m2) of space.
Q: Is it the largest art museum in America?
A: No, it is not; only the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has more space than that at AIC.
Q: Is there a school associated with this museum?
A: Yes; it is linked with School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
