Just steps from the Magnificent Mile and Chicago’s historic Water Tower, the Museum of Contemporary Art is the ideal venue for corporate entertaining, dramatic cocktail receptions, elegant weddings, and multimedia presentations. The MCA offers indoor and outdoor spaces accommodating up to 1,200 guests, intimate meeting rooms, and a changing array of exhibitions by today’s most important artists.
Your guests will also enjoy panoramic views of the Chicago skyline and Lake Michigan as they stroll through the MCA galleries.
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Rental Events Office
312.397.3868
Monday–Friday: 9 am–5 pm
Museum hours
Public hours: Tuesday: 10 am–8 pm
Wednesday–Sunday: 10 am–5 pm
Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day
Parking
MCA Garage
220 East Chicago Avenue
Water Tower Parking Garage
845 North Michigan Avenue
(entrances on Pearson and Chestnut Streets)
Tours and workshops
Delve deeper into the MCA Collection and temporary exhibitions on a private guided tour led by one of our trained museum educators. The MCA also features special team-building creativity workshops—innovative, hands-on art activities and tours that will inspire new ways to face business challenges—which can be incorporated into your event.
Corporate gifts from the MCA Store
The MCA Store offers a wide variety of items that will provide your guests with unique reminders of your MCA event. You’ll find exhibition catalogues and art books, artist-designed jewelry and contemporary housewares, plus a wide selection of stylish watches, pens, mugs, notebooks, and T-shirts. For more information, call 312.397.4005.
Accessibility
The Museum of Contemporary Art has wheelchair-accessible entrances, elevators, and rest rooms. The MCA will provide sign language interpreters by advance request (call 312.397.3837 or TTD 312.397.4006).