
Chicago Water Tower, 2019. Photo: Assaf Evron

The Arts Club of Chicago, 2019. Photo: Assaf Evron

Broadway In Chicago's Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 2019. Photo: Assaf Evron

City Gallery in the Historic Water Tower, 2019. Photo: Assaf Evron

Graham Foundation, 2017. Photo: Assaf Evron

International Museum of Surgical Science, 2019. Photo: Assaf Evron

Lookingglass Theatre Company, 2019. Photo: Assaf Evron

Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA), 2019. Photo: Assaf Evron

Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), 2019. Photo: Assaf Evron

The Newberry Library, 2019. Photo: Assaf Evron

Poetry Foundation, 2019. Photo: Assaf Evron

Porchlight Music Theatre, 2019. Photo: Assaf Evron

Richard Gray Gallery, 2019. Photo: Assaf Evron

The Richard H. Driehaus Museum, 2019. Photo: Assaf Evron

The Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 2019. Photo: Assaf Evron

Society of Architectural Historians, 2019. Photo: Assaf Evron
The Water Tower Arts District is a coalition of cultural organizations, within walking distance of the historic Chicago Water Tower, that brings synergy to the group’s creative efforts, strengthens the cultural vigor of the community, and encourages citizens and visitors to enjoy and explore the multitude of diverse cultural opportunities in the District.
Inspired by the resilience of the Chicago Water Tower—built in 1869 and one of the only buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire of 1871—the Water Tower Arts District extends the legacy of the area which thrived in the early twentieth century as Towertown, an epicenter of the arts.