Glass Cooler (Monteith) (1)1947.483

Presented by Dr. Christopher Maxwell, Curator of Applied Arts of Europe, Art Institute of Chicago.  Mr. Maxwell will highlight objects from the newly designed Eloise W. Martin Galleries for the Applied Arts of Europe that opened on July 11, 2025. The elegant space presents more than 300 objects from the Art Institute’s distinguished collections of furniture, silver, ceramics, and glass made between 1600 and 1900. The expanded presentation will allow 40% more objects to be on view than our previously installed galleries, and offer visitors a deeper and more nuanced exploration of European design during a period of extraordinary transformation.

Joint meeting with the Silver Study Society