If you’re planning on visiting Chicago during the month of February, be sure and head over to the Art Institute of Chicago. Between February 1 and 21st, general admission is free. Yes, you read it correctly, free!

If you’re new to the world of art, head over on February 3rd and check out Q&Art, where you can have all your questions about art answered.

Help us kick off our February Free Hours at Q&Art, where you can learn everything you wanted to know about art but were afraid to ask. Don’t know the difference between Manet and Monet, Expressionism and Impressionism, or Song and Tang China? Now is the time to find out! Meet curators, conservators, and educators who will be available all day throughout the galleries to give informed talks and answer questions.

The highly regarded exhibit Cezanne to Picassoopens February 17, featuring masterworks from not only Cezanne and Picasso but also Van Gogh, Gauguin, Matisse, and other masters of modernism.

Sounds like a great way to spend an afternoon in Chicago.