Antawan I. Byrd is associate curator, Photography and Media, at the Art Institute of Chicago. Since joining the museum in 2017, he has contributed to the exhibition Volta Photo: Starring Sanlé Sory ...

Is the reading room open for research? Yes! The Franke Reading Room is open for research by appointment on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. See our Plan a Visit page to learn more. In addition to ...

This polychromed and gilded relief was probably once part of a large carved altarpiece with scenes from the life of Saint John the Baptist. The tightly swaddled infant Baptist is the center of ...