Tours
About
The MCA offers a variety of intimate tours designed to help you navigate the many concepts, methods, materials, and ideas that contemporary artists incorporate in their work. Join the conversation by taking a tour that's suited to your interests and schedule.
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Daily Tours
Want to know more about what's on view? Docents give daily tours of the museum's exhibitions. Tours meet at the second-floor admissions desk and last about 45 minutes.
TUE
1 and 2 pm
WED–FRI
1 pm
SAT–SUN
Noon, 1, 2, and 3 pm
Private Tours
Private guided tours are led by artist guides—practicing artists who receive special training around each MCA exhibition. Our guides are experts at sharing background information about the artists and artworks, providing social and historical context, and creating connections with everyday life.
Stroller Tours
Explore contemporary art with your little one in tow. On the first Wednesday of every month, the MCA offers guided tours to moms, dads, caregivers, and their little ones.
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Illinois School Tours
Our dynamic school tours help Illinois students, grades K–12, understand contemporary art and its context by encouraging questions and participation. A variety of tours, including artist-guided as well as self-guided, are available.
To book a tour or learn more, visit our schools page. For out-of-state school tours, please see our private guided tours information above.
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Segunda Semana
Recorre las exposiciones con una guía bilingüe Español-Inglés, el segundo martes de cada mes a las 6 pm en punto. Para participar en la gira reúnese en el mostrador de entradas, localizado en la planta número dos. Duración 45 minutos.
(Join a bilingual MCA docent on the second Tuesday of each month at 6 pm for a tour in Spanish. Tours meet at the second-floor admissions desk and last around 45 minutes.)
