One of the nation's largest contemporary art museums, Chicago's cutting-edge Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) near North concentrates on surrealism, minimalism and photographic works. Rotating exhibits have included creations by notables like Claes Oldenburg and Alexander Calder.
The museum interweaves exhibitions, collections, performances and an ongoing educational programme.
One of the most highly praised new museum buildings of recent years, Josef Paul Kleihues' 1996 design continues Chicago's long tradition of high-quality civic architecture. It includes a shop, theatre and restaurant as well as a terraced sculpture garden looking out over Michigan Lake.