Running an art museum may be one of the toughest jobs in the arts at the moment. Though the Art Institute is the second largest art museum in North America, it needs more space, according to Rondeau. During his early college studies in American art history, he made his first visit to the Art Institute. The Art Institute of Chicago has 11 curatorial departments and houses thousands of years of art from nearly every part of the world. That’s notably higher than the industry average of 25% among American art museums, according to the Association of Art Museum Directors.