Art and Architectural History

Online access to thousands of the museum's artworks.

A nonprofit organization, CAC offers tours and programs including online exhibits.

Access thousands of digitized images from Chicago area archives.

Includes lists of Chicago landmarks, architects and styles as well as a searchable database of architecturally and historically significant structures.

Contains content from libraries, archives, museums and other cultural institutions in the United States.

Website that that makes images and videos of partner cultural institutions available to the public.

The Met's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History uses essays and works of art from the collection to present a chronology of art history.

"The collections document achievements in architecture, engineering, and landscape design in the United States and its territories through a comprehensive range of building types, engineering technologies, and landscapes, including examples as diverse as the Pueblo of Acoma, houses, windmills, one-room schools, the Golden Gate Bridge, and buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright."

Download, share and reuse images and data from the network of Smithsonian museums, libraries, research centers, archives and the National Zoo.

The Auditorium Theatre is a National Historic Landmark and was designed by architects Adler and Sullivan.

This art deco building is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Designed by the firm of Shepley, Routan and Coolidge, the Chicago Cultural Center is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places,

This residence was designed by Mies van der Rohe and is a U.S. National Historic Landmark.. It is located 55 miles southwest of Chicago.

The Pritzker Pavilion, a band shell designed by Frank Gehry, is located in Millennium Park.

The Rookery Building was built by Burnham and Root with a lobby remodel done later by Frank Lloyd Wright. The Rookery Building is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and is a U.S. National Historic Landmark.

S.R. Crown Hall is home to Illinois Tech's College of Architecture. Designed by Mies van der Rohe it is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and is a U.S. National Historic Landmark.

Located in Oak Park, IL Unity Temple was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and is a U.S. National Historic Landmark

History, facts and milestones of the 2nd tallest building in North America.