MCA - Home | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Jump to content Menu MCA Visit About Exhibitions Events Collection Learn Support Rentals Dining Shop Buy Tickets Language English Espaol Buy Tickets Support the MCA Highlights Exhibitions Upcoming Exhibitions Programs and Events Featured Recent Blog Posts Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago MCA Chicago Beginning February 4, free Tuesday admission for IL residents will be from 5 to 9 pm. Highlights NOW OPEN The Living End Challenge your assumptions about painting with this major exhibition. On Stage: Lineages Miguel Gutierrez: Super Nothing, 2024. Photo: Amelia Golden. Bold performances confront colonial histories and cultural lineages in our spring performance series. Tickets now available! 21Minus Proposals TCA members and 21Minus attendees participate in popping pink balloons in the MCA atrium Photo: Mikayla Delson Calling anyone 21 or younger—submit your project idea for 21Minus! Submissions are due February 15. Family Days MCA Enjoy a new season of art-making with local artists, every second Saturday, October through May! Exhibitions Feb 1, 2025–Oct 19, 2025 Wafaa Bilal: Indulge Me Dec 21, 2024–Jul 6, 2025 Dieter Roth and Bjrn Roth: Balabild 5 Nov 9, 2024–Mar 16, 2025 The Living End: Painting and Other Technologies, 1970–2020 Jun 1, 2024–May 18, 2025 Arthur Jafa: Works from the MCA Collection Feb 24, 2024–Mar 9, 2025 Atrium Project: Do Ho Suh Dec 16, 2023–Jul 6, 2025 Descending the Staircase Upcoming Exhibitions Feb 22, 2025–Sep 14, 2025 Pipilotti Rist: Supersubjektiv Mar 15, 2025–Mar 28, 2025 Emerge Selections 2025 May 3, 2025–Aug 31, 2025 Paul Pfeiffer: Prologue to the Story of the Birth of Freedom Jul 5, 2025–Jan 25, 2026 City in a Garden: Queer Art and Activism in Chicago Programs and Events February 8, 2025 Family Day | Comfy Cozy February 13, 2025 On Stage 2025 Anne Collod & Guests, Moving alter-natives February 22, 2025 Screening | Out of the Picture February 22, 2025 Talk | Publishing Arts Criticism March 1, 2025 Learning Series | Painting, Pedagogy & Other Technologies March 7, 2025 Live Arts | Natural Information Society and the Films of Stan Brakhage March 8, 2025 Family Day | Future Past March 28, 2025 On Stage 2025 Miguel Gutierrez, Super Nothing April 12, 2025 Family Day | It’s Alive! April 17, 2025 On Stage 2025 Kaneza Schaal, KLII May 3, 2025 The Art Auction May 10, 2025 Family Day | Playoffs Featured Hear from the Artist MCA Andrea Carlson considers her relationship to landscape in this short documentary created for her exhibition, Shimmer on Horizons. MCA Store MCA Every purchase at the MCA Store funds our exhibitions, events, and learning programs. Recent Blog Posts A Curator’s Walkthrough of Chicago Works | Andrea Carlson: Shimmer on Horizons Introducing the MCA DNA Research Initiative Unveiling the Magic: Love’s Healing Touch Through Storytelling Meet Keewa of Kido, a Diverse Kids Boutique Talking Hardcore with Two Powerhouse Femmes from #Blkgrlswurld ZINE MCA Contact Information Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago 220 E Chicago Ave Chicago IL 60611 Hours Museum Hours Tue 10 am–9 pm Wed–Sun 10 am–5 pm Mon Closed Store Hours Tue 10 am–9 pm Wed–Sun 10 am–5:30 pm Mon Closed Holiday Hours Closed New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Suggested Admission Chicago Residents Adults $19 Students, teachers, and anyone 65+ $10 Non-Chicago Residents Adults $22 Students, teachers, and anyone 65+ $14 View free and special rates Contact MCA Phone: (312) 280-2660 Email: [email protected] Box Office: (312) 397-4010 Marisol Restaurant: (312) 799-3599 MCA Store: (312) 397-4000 General Directions Contact Us Accessibility Employment Marisol MCA Store Press Room Social Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Tik Tok Twitter Vimeo YouTube Search Preferences Image Descriptions Gallery Auto-viewer Mode Light Dark Auto Email newsletter This website is made possible in part by the Kovler Web Fund. Privacy Policy. Terms of Use.