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“Benin: Royal Arts of a West African Kingdom.”

Art Institute of Chicago

111 S Michigan Ave (at Adams St)
Loop/West Loop, Chicago | Map

312-443-3600

El: Red, Blue to Jackson; Orange, Green, Pink, Brown, Purple (rush hrs) to Adams. Bus: 3, X3, 4 (24hrs), X4, 6, 14, 26, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 151 (24hrs), 157. Metra: Elec Main to Millennium Station | Directions

http://www.artic.edu/aic

Description
Benin's rich artistic heritage finally gets its due with this monumental exhibition of sculptures, carved elephant tusks, ironwork, jewelry, leatherwork and textiles illustrating 500 years of daily life and sacred rituals in the kingdom. Through Sept 21.

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Today 10:30am–5pm , Tomorrow–Sun 10am–5pm , Mon–Thu 10:30am–5pm . Ongoing through Sep 21.
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