Maria Tallchief: Prima Ballerina and Fashionista
To mark the centennial of Maria Tallchief’s birth, CHM costume collection manager Jessica Pushor shares a bit about the prima ballerina’s life and a sampling of garments she donated to … Learn More
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The Abakanowicz Research Center’s Top 5 Most Requested Items of 2024
CHM director of research & access Ellen Keith shares about the most requested research collections from the Abakanowicz Research Center in 2024. In 2024, staff at the Abakanowicz Research Center … Learn More
The Iconic Style of Benjamin Green-Field
Bes-Ben was best known for fantastical hats, but what did the man who created them wear? In this blog post, CHM costume collection intern Penelope Ham writes about Benjamin Benedict … Learn More
Entangled Identities: Latin American Heritage in Unexpected Places
As part of her work on our upcoming exhibition Aquí en Chicago, CHM curator of civic engagement and social justice Elena Gonzales has been examining how we can find Latin … Learn More
Henry Gerber and the Society for Human Rights
Chicago is where the first in a long line of achievements in LGBTQIA+ rights took place. CHM senior public and community engagement manager Gregory Storms writes about the very first … Learn More
Celebrating the 110th Birthday of Emilio Pucci
Today would have been the 110th birthday of Italian fashion designer Emilio Pucci, marking more than 70 years of his influential designs since the start of his career in 1947. … Learn More
Simon Pokagon Letter: Voice of a Potawatomi Leader
In July 2024, an historic letter, penned by famed Potawatomi leader Simon Pokagon in 1898, was donated to the Chicago History Museum by trustee John Low. Low is an author, … Learn More
“The Rand is Quicker Than The Eye”
In anticipation of our upcoming exhibition Dressed in History: A Costume Collection Retrospective, CHM costume collection manager Jessica Pushor shares about Sally Rand and a pair of her fans that will … Learn More
Mounting Mysteries: One Dress, Two Styles
In this blog post, mount maker Michael Hall tells a story seen in the stitches of a Madame Merlot-Larchevêque dress he prepared for display in Dressed in History: A Costume … Learn More
The Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago
As part of the Chicago History Museum’s Aquí en Chicago project, a Community Awareness Council was formed and is charged with: (1) building relationships among and across the Chicago area’s … Learn More