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Museum of Contemporary Art

220 East Chicago Avenue

Box office: (312) 397-4010

www.mcachicago.org

Directions and Parking

The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is located at 220 East Chicago Avenue, just one block east of Michigan Avenue, in the heart of the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago.

DRIVING

From Lake Shore Drive
Traveling south on North Lake Shore Drive
  • Take Lake Shore Drive south to the Chestnut Street exit (traffic light).
  • Turn right and then immediately left onto southbound Inner Lake Shore Drive.
  • Take Inner Lake Shore Drive south for two blocks to Chicago Avenue.
  • Turn right onto Chicago Avenue and go west for one block, past Fairbanks Court.
  • The museum will be on your immediate right side, on the corner of Chicago Avenue and Mies van der Rohe Way.
Traveling north on South Lake Shore Drive
  • Take Lake Shore Drive north to Chicago Avenue. Turn left onto Chicago Avenue.
  • The museum will be on your immediate right side, on the corner of Chicago Avenue and Mies van der Rohe Way.
Directions from the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290)
  • Take the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) east until it ends and becomes Congress Parkway.
  • Take Congress Parkway east past the river for about one mile to Columbus Drive.
  • Turn left onto Columbus Drive.
  • Take Columbus Drive north (name changes to Fairbanks Court).
  • Take Fairbanks Court north until it ends at Chicago Avenue.
  • Turn left onto Chicago Avenue.
  • The museum will be on your immediate right side, on the corner of Chicago Avenue and Mies van der Rohe Way.
Directions from the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94)
  • Take the East Ohio Street/600 North exit (exit number 50B).
  • Turn slightly left onto Ohio Street.
  • Take Ohio Street east for about one mile, two blocks past Michigan Avenue, to Fairbanks Court.
  • Turn left onto Fairbanks Court.
  • Take Fairbanks Court north for five blocks until it ends at Chicago Avenue. Turn left onto Chicago Avenue.
  • The museum will be on your immediate right side, on the corner of Chicago Avenue and Mies van der Rohe Way.

Convenient discounted parking for MCA visitors is available in their parking garage. The garage is adjacent to the museum and may be entered from Chicago Avenue.  Patrons may validate their parking ticket at the MCA coat check for $12 parking.  Discounted parking is limited to six hours on the date of performance. 

The parking garage also has a bike rack available for MCA visitors at no charge. If you have any questions, please call the Parking Garage at (312) 986-2024.

Additional discounted parking with validation is available at The Bernadine, 747 N Wabash Ave, just a short distance past Michigan Avenue at the corner of Chicago and Wabash.

Public Transportation

The MCA is located four blocks east of the Chicago Avenue rail stop on the CTA Red Line, and is easily accessible by the #10 Museum and #66 Chicago Avenue buses, as well as several Michigan Avenue bus routes.

For routes, schedules, and fares please call Chicago Transit Authority Travel Information at (312) 836-7000 or visit the Chicago Transit Authority website.

Accessibility

The MCA has wheelchair-accessible entrances, elevators, and rest room. A limited number of wheelchairs and baby strollers are available for checkout