Art Institute of Chicago Endowment
The Art Institute of Chicago Endowment is a non-profit organization founded in 1879 and headquartered in the United States. It is a world-renowned art museum housing one of the largest permanent collections in the United States, with approximately 300,000 artworks and artifacts. The museum has particularly strong holdings in Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting, contemporary art, early 20th-century European painting and sculpture, Japanese prints and photography. In addition to displaying its permanent collection, the Art Institute mounts more than 30 special exhibitions per year and features lectures, gallery tours and special performances daily.