Art Institute of Chicago’s new Modern Wing and Nichols Bridgeway
Art Institute of Chicago’s new Modern Wing
Known as the Modern Wing,
the sparkling temple of steel, glass and limestone is being built at the southwest corner of Monroe and
Columbus Drives.
It will be the Art Institute's largest structure since its familiar Beaux-Arts edifice along
Michigan Avenue rose in 1893 atop rubble from the Great Chicago Fire. The new wing, as well as the Nichols
Bridgeway (a pedestrian bridge linking the Art Institute and Millennium Park), were designed by celebrated
architect, Renzo Piano of Italy.
Address
111 S. Michigan Avenue
Related Visitor Information: The Chicago Art Institute
1
-- The Art Institute of Chicago
Decimal
Lat: 41.8795506 / Lon: -87.624258
Degree
Art Institute of Chicago’s new Modern Wing
Buildings
Document Information:
Source: ChicagoDossier.us
Last modified: 20101101
