An after hours peek inside the Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute's world-famous pieces take on a different character after hours

January 24, 2014|Story and photos by Chris Walker | Tribune photographer

The museum falls asleep slowly, with galleries darkened one by one. But at midnight it's lights out at the Art Institute of Chicago, and that's when things gets creepy.

"I hear things," says Jerry Zollicoffer, the museum's protection services manager. "Most of the time it's just the building settling."

Most of the time.