Exhibitions in Chicago
April 2026
April 2026 at a glance: 3 exhibitions opened, 0 closed, and 4 more were on view across the city.
Opened in April
A Tale of Today Presents Brendan Fernandes: In the Round12 AprRichard H. Driehaus Museum
The museum's first artist-in-residence turns the 1926 Murphy Auditorium into a site for sculptural installation, sound and dance, unfolding as episodic performances through 2026.
Currents: 60 Years of the Chicago Architecture Center13 AprChicago Architecture Center
Six decades of the CAC, from fighting to save historic buildings during urban renewal to shaping design education and advocacy across Chicago. In the Orientation Space.
Dancing the Revolution: From Dancehall to Reggaetón14 AprMuseum of Contemporary Art ChicagoPast
Dance as protest, rhythm as power: the exhibition traces the global impact of Caribbean sound and movement, from Jamaican dancehall to reggaetón.
Was on view in April
The Changing Face of Scienceto 18 OctField MuseumPast
A rotating Comer Gallery series profiling Field Museum scientists (currently Lesley de Souza and Sara Ruane) following their research journeys, passions and personalities.
Saint-Porchaire Ceramics: Rediscovered Treasures of the French Renaissanceto 15 NovArt Institute of Chicago
Nine rare Saint-Porchaire ceramics of the French Renaissance from a private collection, most on public view for the first time since the late 1800s.
After the Age of Dinosaursto 3 Jan 2027Field Museum
What happened once the dinosaurs were gone: plants and animals reshaped Earth into a lush tropical world of new giants and tiny survivors, told through fossils, touchable casts and immersive media.
Raqib Shaw: Paradise Lostto 3 Jan 2028Art Institute of Chicago
A 21-panel painting over 100 feet wide carries viewers from the nocturnal solitude of the artist's Kashmiri childhood through the frenzy of the Western art world to a fragile, renewed dawn.
Image credits
7
- A Tale of Today Presents Brendan Fernandes: In the RoundCourtesy of Richard H. Driehaus Museum
- Currents: 60 Years of the Chicago Architecture CenterCourtesy of Chicago Architecture Center
- Dancing the Revolution: From Dancehall to ReggaetónCourtesy of Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
- The Changing Face of ScienceField Museum
- Saint-Porchaire Ceramics: Rediscovered Treasures of the French RenaissancePrivate collection. Paul-David Young/Spektra Imaging LLC.
- After the Age of DinosaursField Museum
- Raqib Shaw: Paradise LostCourtesy of Art Institute of Chicago
Stay in the loop on Chicago
A short note now and then when something new opens worth your time.