Wrightwood 659 presents exhibitions on socially engaged art and architecture, on issues facing LGBTQ+ communities, and on Asian art and architecture. Located in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood in a building transformed by Pritzker Prize winner Tadao Ando, Wrightwood 659 encourages visitors to engage with pressing issues of our time in an intimate and beautiful space. 

SPRING 2026 | April 17 – July 18, 2026

Dispossessions in the Americas

Martin Wong: Chinatown USA

FALL 2026 | September 25 – December 19, 2026

One with Eternity: Yayoi Kusama

Yuan Goang-Ming: Everyday War”

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Admission to Wrightwood 659 is only available during the public showing of exhibitions. Advanced reservations are required and available exclusively at wrightwood659.org. Walk-up admission cannot be accommodated.

Image: Interior view of Wrightwood 659.Photography: © Jeff Goldberg/Esto, All Rights Reserved.