Museum Tour: Early Access with Art Historian Guide

Beat the crowds at the Art Institute of Chicago with an expert guide. Discover masterpieces and their stories in an exclusive, intimate tour.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Art Institute of Chicago - Our expert guide will take you on a journey to explore one of the world’s premier art museums. Whether you’re an art enthusiast, a history buff, or simply seeking inspiration, our tour of the Art Institute promises an unforgettable experience. Along the way they will discuss some or all of the following art works:…
What's Included
  • Skip-the-Line Semi-Private Guided Museum Tour (Group Size of 12 or Less)
  • All Admission Fees
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Beat the crowds with an expert art historian guide on this exclusive early morning tour. Immerse yourself among the masterpieces housed within the acclaimed museum and listen as your guide brings each piece to life by sharing the story behind it. Let your guide lead you to the most important pieces of the 300,000-strong collection, taking the hard work…

Location
The Art Institute of Chicago
South Michigan Avenue
Guide will be standing near the North Lion (the one on the left as you face the main entrance to the museum).
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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John
Oct 15, 2025
Getaway vacation for five days seeing different sites within the city and the museum was fantastic - Scout was an extremely knowledgeable guide, friendly, and personable. On our next-door, we are definitely going to request that should be our guide.
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Stephanieh4899
Oct 14, 2025
The Art Institute of Chicago is huge, it was helpful and informative. - Our tour with Sarah was wonderful! She showed us the highlights and gave us a lot of interesting background information.
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Aamirsohaila2025
Oct 13, 2025
Awesome - Bernie was a good host. I loved his enthusiasm .He has incredible patience and a lot of knowledge. He shared valuable insights from the Museum.
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Lyndam587
Oct 12, 2025
Fantastic highlight tour - Bernie was fantastic, super knowledgeable. Tour was jam packed and we moved at a good pace. Gave great guidance to move thru exhibits and shared art history that gave understanding to the must see pieces and artists.
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T2142nmchristineb
Oct 12, 2025
Great tour - Great tour. Robert was very good. The Art Institute is a fabulous museum. Skip the line tours are the best option for this museum.
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Jonathancv7731am
Oct 10, 2025
Chicago Fine Art Museum - We had an awesome tour guide named Mark. He did a great job of showing us the best of the museum and was a great guy overall. Our family really enjoyed it. Without him, we would have spent double the time trying to find everything. Thank you!
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Porschebob22
Oct 9, 2025
Life is full of color - Arnold was amazing! Loved all the art and how he touched on every area. Would highly recommend taking this tour and learning about the different artist.
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Linda
Oct 6, 2025
Great experience! - Arnold directed us to various highlights of the museum not to be missed. Very informative and enjoyable. Highly recommend!
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Jack_k
Oct 6, 2025
Art Institute with Scout - Balanced tour with an expert guide who appreciated art. Enthusiastically explained the art. Recommend to anyone.
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Katrinabk2106sx
Oct 5, 2025
Loved it! Thank you Arnold! - We loved the tour. Arnold was informative and very knowledgeable about the museum and all the works. We especially enjoyed the impressionist.
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From $84
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).