Tours

Want to know more about what's on view? Docents give 45-minute tours of the museum's exhibitions on most days of the week. Tour groups meet at the second-floor admissions desk.

TUE
1 pm and 2 pm

WED-THU
1 pm

FRI
1 pm and 6 pm

SAT–SUN
1 pm and 2 pm

*On the first Sunday of the month, the 2 pm tour will be in Spanish.

Private guided tours are led by artist guides—practicing artists who receive special training around each MCA exhibition. Our guides are experts at sharing background information about the artists and artworks, providing social and historical context, and creating connections with everyday life.

Offered once a month, this tour series is a 20-minute exploration of contemporary art through a work in the MCA Collection.

Explore contemporary art with stroller in tow. On the first Wednesday of every month, the MCA offers guided tours to moms, dads, caregivers, and their little ones.

Stroller tours highlight current museum exhibitions on view.

Our dynamic school tours help Illinois students, grades K–12, understand contemporary art and its context by encouraging questions and participation. A variety of tours, including artist-guided as well as self-guided, are available.

To book a tour or learn more, visit our schools page. For out-of-state school tours, please see our private guided tours information above.

Únete con un guía bilingüe del MCA el primer domingo de cada mes para una visita guiada en español.

(Join a bilingual MCA docent on the first Sunday of each month for a tour in Spanish.)