Art Institute of Chicago App 12+

Art Institute of Chicago

    • 3.2 • 80 Ratings
    • Free

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Description

Download the award-winning—and now newly updated—Art Institute of Chicago Official Mobile app.

The Art Institute has thousands of artworks on view—each with its own story to tell. Our app is your personal guide to the collection, introducing you to a world of art, culture, and creativity along the way.

There’s bound to be a tour that suits your interests. Whether it’s architecture or Impressionism, modern art or miniatures, the audio tours cover a range of subjects and are rich with behind-the-scenes anecdotes, unique and varied voices, and music that weaves a narrative thread. Plus, a location-aware map helps you orient yourself in the galleries and see which artworks are nearby. Members can even access a digital version of their member card so they can enjoy all their on-site benefits.

Hop on or off a tour at any time—and listen wherever you are, not just at the museum. A fresh and engaging experience of art awaits.

What’s New

Version 2.4.2

- Korean language updates

Ratings and Reviews

3.2 out of 5
80 Ratings

80 Ratings

kkolb1 ,

Crashes constantly

The app is nice to search by an artist or artwork. The geofencing is great to show where you are in the museum. After that, it has several drawbacks. It crashes and has to reload whenever you switch to a different app. Then you are stuck on the loading screen and have to get back to wherever you are. I tried to load the narration for one of the miniature rooms and I couldn’t choose by number, then randomly pushed a dot near my location. I got an error message saying it couldn’t download the file.

NotTheBeanieGuy ,

Aspirational while dysfunctional

The tours, mapping, etc are all tremendous app features. The app trips up on execution in two specific ways:

(1) The opening graphic animation — which you cannot bypass — is too long to wait for as you are standing in front of the person waiting to scan your membership card info. Wait for it... wait for it... doesn’t this slow down the lines?

(2) Every time I try to use the “switch cardholders” button (info comes up as my wife by default), the app crashes. Every time. (iPhone X, latest iOS release)

I’ve kept the old member app (no longer available in the App Store) on my phone just in order to avoid using the “new & improved” app. Which is all to say: it would be a great app if the basic functioning for members was taken care of.

random orbital ,

Crashes when I try to access my member card

This is a very clean handy app with a nice audio guide and map. The only real problem I’ve had is that when I try to access my member card, it displays an error message saying it can’t be found, then it keeps popping back up after I dismiss it. The only way to make it stop is to quit the app. The app does recognize me as it welcomes me by name on the main screen. I’m using the most recent version and my iOS is up to date. The member card feature has never worked.

App Privacy

The developer, Art Institute of Chicago, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

No Details Provided

The developer will be required to provide privacy details when they submit their next app update.

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