A collection of photographs by Maria Varela at the National Museum of Mexican Art portrays the evolution of social movements in the U.S.  

Pinball machines and Ed Paschke paintings go side by side as a suburban museum becomes an artful arcade.

Two new shows at the Chicago Cultural Center open doors to a local arts movement from 50 years ago.

The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago joined forces with the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis for a dual exhibition about an artist of dance who worked with celebrated artists of other disciplines.

When fine art and advertising joined forces: We check out a new exhibition of posters from late 19th century France.

Alligator snapping turtle Patsy McNasty moved into a new 300-gallon tank this week at Chicago's Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, where visitors attended a “housewarming” event for the 14-pound turtle. 

Over the course of its history, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum has amassed a collection of about 390,000 animal specimens and artifacts. We get a close look at five of these rarely seen items.

We speak with the president of the National Veterans Art Museum about a new exhibition of sketches by the acclaimed author of “Slaughterhouse Five.”

Beginning Monday, city residents under the age of 18 will no longer be required to pay the $14 admission fee at the museum in Grant Park thanks to a gift from a pair of Kansas donors.

The author of “Where the Wild Things Are” upended expectations by depicting menace, anxiety and “wild” behavior in picture books devoured by young people. We visit an exhibition highlighting his long career.

A modest but eye-opening new exhibition features practical works of art from the collection of a scholar on American quilts.

An ambitious new art exhibition looks at the cultural impact of, and creative response to, AIDS in America.

A new exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry invites visitors to sail though time and explore the evolution of ship design. 

Learn about a major Shakespeare exhibit at the Newberry Library and get an exclusive look at some rare artifacts that didn’t make the cut.

The Field Museum has a new look at tattooing – an age-old tradition that is as popular now as it was millennia ago.

Bold paintings from the 1920s, plus photographs and industrial design: A new show looks at an international artist who made a big impression in Chicago.