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I am taking a trip with my art department to visit ALL the art that can be seen in a week in chicago.  I'd absolutely love to meetup with someone familiar with the area.  I am very much interested in seeing the real chicago through YOUR eyes.

I'm leaving town on 15th, but could probably give you some tips. You should take some time to look at the architecture- Chicago pretty much invented the skyscraper. The boat tours for that don't run over the winter, but there are walking tours available through the Chicago Architecture Foundation http://www.architecture.org/, or there is some good stuff online for self-directed tours covering various themes and periods here    http://egov.cityofchicago.org/Landmarks/Tours/Tours.html   or the cultural center has a scheme called Chicago Greeters, where volunteers take you on various themed tours for free http://www.chicagogreeter.com/. <br><br> Even if you want to focus on fine arts, don't forget the public art in the Loop- there are sculptures by Picasso, Moore, Miro, Calder, Chagall, etc, just sitting there. http://wikitravel.org/en/Loop_Art_Tour   Also, don't forget the Mexican Fine Art Museum. http://www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/