The new Modern Wing is located at the northeast corner of the Art Institute's existing complex, at a site that is one block east of Michigan Avenue
and directly across Monroe Street from Millennium Park.
The building is a composition of three attached elements. On the east side, a three-story pavilion houses galleries and the new Ryan Education Center, on the west side, another three-story pavilion houses galleries, visitors' services, a restaurant, and the sculpture terrace that connects with the Nichols Bridgeway from Millennium Park.