Art Institute of Chicago’s director and president James Rondeau will return to work next Monday, after taking a voluntary leave amid an inquiry into an incident on a flight to Germany.

The Art Institute of Chicago announced that director James Rondeau will remain in his role and return to work in June following a bizarre incident on a flight in April.

James Rondeau, the director and president of the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC), has taken voluntary leave from his role while the museum conducts an investigation into an incident on a flight ...

Founded in 1879, the Art Institute of Chicago is one of the largest art museums in the US, with over 300,000 pieces in its permanent collection and over 30 special exhibitions a year.

Police were called to an April 18 United Airlines flight from Chicago to Munich, following reports that James Rondeau, president and director of the Art Institute of Chicago, took his clothes off ...

The Art Institute’s website boasts that he “has led the museum through periods of tremendous reflection, evolution, and growth.” Originally Published: May 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM CDT Share this: ...

The Art Institute of Chicago Returned a Sculpture to Nepal But Obscured Its Connection to a Wealthy Donor The famed museum recently returned a 12th-century Buddha sculpture that it says was stolen ...

The Art Institute of Chicago is returning a 12th-century sculpture to Nepal after learning that it had been stolen. Officials are working with the government of Nepal to voluntarily repatriate the ...

Art Institute of Chicago Nepal collection, 2023 (photo Emiline Smith/Hyperallergic) The statement does not credit the online sleuths who identified the statue early on, ...

Here are 16 Chicago creatives who stood out in 2024, including saxophonist Isaiah Collier, director and co-founder of Refracted Theatre Company Tova Wolff, composer Ayanna Woods and visual artist ...

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