The Art Institute of Chicago

Visiting time:

The museum is open daily 10:30 a. m.-5:00 p. m. and Thursdays until 8;00 p.m. It is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

Highlights of the Art Institute

●American Art

Discover how artists have expressed many aspects of the American experience through the rich variety of this collection. This tour might include the works of artists like Paul Revere, Winslow Homer and Georgia O’Keeffe, or follow the path of immigrant craftsmen as they created designs for everyday life.

● Impressionism: Monet, Degas, Renoir and More

Drop in the color and excitement of late 19th-century life as you view one of the most admired collections of French Impressionism in the world.

●Hidden Histories

Hear stories about artists and their artworks that may be overlooked or underappreciated for one reason or another. These could be very small works, quiet or out-of-the-way objects.

● Mindfulness Tours

Slow down and take in just a few artworks. This experience includes guided meditation exercises and close, mindful looking exercises to allow participants to be contemplative(沉思的)，collaborative and present with all of their senses.

For families with children

With free admission for kids under 14 and Chicago teens under 18, the Art Institute is the perfect place for a creative outing with the whole family.

Visit the Family Room in the Ryan Education Center, open daily from 10:30 a. m.—5:00 p.m. except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day and introduce your children to the museum’s collections with a variety of activities. Assemble(组装) puzzles based on masterpieces in the museum, build architectural wonders with colorful blocks, and learn about art through stories and games. Food is available at an on-site cafe. (Outside food is not allowed in. )

Flights often mean risky security, long layovers and unexpected delays, which can sometimes make for unpleasant travel experiences. Still, your airport journey doesn’t always have to be terrible. Here are some cool airports that will make you forget about all your travel baggage:

This $16-billion airport screams luxury. It features a 25-metre-long swimming pool. The airport is also equipped with quiet rooms, ideal for passengers seeking a pre-flight snooze. There is a giant dinosaur robot and a 23-foot-tall Urs Fischer sculpture of a yellow teddy bear.

If you didn’t get enough shopping done during your trip, then Changi Airport is the perfect place for you. There are over 300 retail stores available and two movies theatres — free of charge — for you to take advantage of. There’s also a fascinating butterfly garden. Here, you can find a rainforest-themed garden with about 1,000 butterflies surrounded by flowering plants and a six-metre grotto waterfall.

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to fly a plane? If you have, then head over to the Aviation Discovery Centre and hop on the plane cabin simulator. This ride allows passengers to see what it’s like to actually fly a plane. Pretty cool if you’re about to board a real flight in a couple of hours. This airport is also home to an 1MAX theatre and an indoor, multimedia golf course.

If you have an appreciation for art, then you’ll love your layover in Helsinki. It’s the MoMa of airports, complete with a 24-hour art gallery and aviation museum. There are paintings and art installations all over the building. Passengers can also relax between flights in a sleeping pod, an ergonomic seat/bed complete with a pull-up cover to keep out light and noise, storageyou’re your carry-on under the seat, and a power outlet for your phone or laptop.

Attention! Sunshine Language Learning Centre will set a course and it will teach Pure (纯正的) British English. Maybe you've known some British expressions are quite different from American ones。British people use “autumn” for “fall”, “film” for “movie”. “holiday” for “vocation”, “garden” for “yard”. etc

There are more typical (典型的) expressions that you may not know. Here are Mr. Bean’s examples.

Are you interested in it? Do you want to learn? You can learn British English well if you put much effort into it. We have some native British English teachers with much experience to help you.

The course will be open in the coming summer holiday. The price of the course is not very high: ￥500 for one person; ￥900 for two (10% off); ￥1,200 for three (20% off); for four or more (30% off).

For further details, call 400-810-2345 or search http://www.BEcourse.com. Come and join us!