The Elmhurst Art Museum is located in Elmhurst (IL), 25 minutes from downtown Chicago by car or public transportation (Metra). As a unique arts complex, the Elmhurst Art Museum is deeply committed to three distinct areas of focus to inspire and enrich our community: art, education, and architecture. MISSION... The Elmhurst Art Museum, established and granted 501c(3) status in 1997, is dedicated to the development of rotating contemporary art exhibitions by regional artists; ongoing educational programs available to interested groups, schools and individuals; and the celebration and preservation of a single-family home designed by Mies van der Rohne.. The galleries, Education Center, and the McCormick House, are complementary, working together to enrich thousands of lives annually by deepening knowledge of art, architecture and design, increasing understanding of the relevance of visual art in our times, and sparkling the development of creativity through programming,