Even a venerable national institution such as the Art Institute of Chicago has been experiencing rough times on its pension holdings.

Bloomberg reports that the noted art museum has decided to take some large steps to make up for substantial pension funding obligations.

But the Matisses and Picassos are not on the auction block; rather, some $100 million of taxable and tax-exempt bonds are going to be sold to try to meet the obligations.

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