8Building and Exterior

The 1893 Beaux Arts building with its bronze lions on Michigan Avenue and Renzo Piano's Modern Wing facing Millennium Park. Worth a look from outside before or after the galleries.

In This Area

The Lions

Edward Kemeys, 1893, installed 1894

Exterior, Michigan Avenue entrance

The Modern Wing

Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Opened 2009

East side of the museum, entrance on Monroe Street facing Millennium Park