Intuit Art Museum — Attraction in West Chicago Township

I came here and saw the “TED DEGENER: AT HOME WITH ARTISTS” exhibit. It felt full-circle that I began my Chicago trip at the Art Institute ($50) and ended my trip at Intuit ($5). I much prefer Intuit’s exhibit on art environments. It offered a glimpse into the every day person across America who creates art using non-traditional medium. I liked the bottle cap throne a lot. Seeing that photograph of the artist sitting in his bottle cap created room brought up realizations about American excess (there were A LOT of bottle caps) and artists who make do with what they have to create. It was also surreal to me to see Jordan Knight’s Salvation Mountain featured because I had visited that monument a few years ago. My critique of the exhibit is that it didn’t go into enough details. The space was small so there were only so many photographs that were shown. I didn’t feel that the art environments featured were adequately given context. I wanted to learn more about each environment and more information on what led the artists to...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Intuit Art Museum is a refreshing reminder that you don’t need an MFA—or even a straight line—to make art that matters. Every corner of the place whispers, “Yes, your uncle’s basement sculptures do belong in a museum, if only he’d commit harder.”

The exhibits are unapologetically eccentric: a shrine to the unexpected, where found objects become masterpieces and doodles feel like divine revelations. It’s the only museum where I leave thinking, “Maybe that pile of bottle caps in my kitchen is actually a commentary on late-stage capitalism.”

The space itself is cozy, intimate, and slightly chaotic—perfectly aligned with the art it champions. Five stars for making me question whether I’m an untapped creative genius or just someone with a very cluttered garage.

Would recommend to anyone tired of staring at oil paintings of stern...

Intuit changes the artwork there every so often so you can visit to see new works presumably every month or two. They do have restrooms along with a gift shop (some things are subject to be overpriced; Intuit shirts are $20). The second floor is for staff so don't try to go upstairs; feel free to explore the first floor as you want. Their opening and closing times are reasonable, and they were able to replicate an entire room from the mid/late 1900s which you can find in the back in which you can find out about the background from reading the displayed plaques. They show a good variety of different forms of visual artwork from 2D to 3D with different sculptures, art styles, designs, and more. Nice place to visit in your free time and could potentially somewhat be a romantic place depending on the...