As the weather warms up and midterm season peters out, Valentine’s Day creeps around the corner. This year, the holiday falls on a weekend, giving people more time to relax, spend time with their loved...

With the holiday season officially in full-swing, it’s time to spruce up the overplayed and underwhelming gifts for loved ones with different tastes. From underrated essentials to fresh new experiences,...

At the Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts, everything from ancient Egyptian textiles to kingfisher feathers can be explored through science-based experiments. “An artwork is never just an artwork,”...

Entering the Art Institute of Chicago’s galleries of Asian art, there’s a modest hallway to the immediate right: Gallery 107, home to a rotating selection of Japanese prints. It’s a stop that I make...

Dazzling in vivid color and intricate detail, a 100-foot-long tapestry depicting a narrative of lush, magical paradise drew a crowd of onlookers at this year’s Northwestern Night at the Art Institute...