Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

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The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is one of the largest contemporary art museums in the world, renowned for its cutting-edge exhibitions, performances, and collection of post-World War II art.


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instanceOf art museum
contemporary art museum
nonprofit organization
address 220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
architect Josef Paul Kleihues
architecturalStyle postmodern architecture
buildingOpened 1996
collectionSize one of the largest collections of contemporary art in the United States
country United States
founded 1967
founder Joseph Randall Shapiro
other Chicago collectors and art patrons
governedBy board of trustees
hasCollectionType contemporary art
installation art
painting
performance art
photography
post–World War II art
sculpture
video art
hasExhibitedArtist Andy Warhol
Cindy Sherman
Frida Kahlo
Jeff Koons
Kerry James Marshall
Takashi Murakami
hasFacility MCA Stage
museum store
restaurant
sculpture garden
terrace
hasProgram educational programs
exhibitions
film screenings
performances
knownFor collection of post–World War II art
cutting-edge exhibitions
performance programs
locatedIn Chicago
Illinois
Streeterville, Chicago
locatedNear Magnificent Mile
Water Tower Place
movedToCurrentBuilding 1996
opened 1967
originalLocation 237 East Ontario Street, Chicago
shortName MCA Chicago
typeOfOrganization independent, non-collecting municipal museum authority is not; it is privately run nonprofit
website https://mcachicago.org

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Near North Side
Streeterville
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