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Civic Season
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Presented in partnership with Made By Us, Civic Season is a new tradition to reflect and reshape our story, together, with everyone who participates. This session focuses on the civic superpower Defend with a film screening of '63 Boycott.
Learn about the work of local LGBTQIA+ organizations that have fought for transgender rights for years and continue their support through serviceable action and promoting joy in the community.
Presented in partnership with Made By Us, Civic Season is a new tradition to reflect and reshape our story, together. This virtual event is focused on the civic superpower Nurture.
Enjoy live music, crafts and games outside, hands-on history facilitated by Natalia Virafuentes, then tour the Museum with a Civic Action @ CHM guide. The day includes the first in-person screening of the documentary Represent (2020)
Explore this iconic West Side neighborhood with professional guide and local resident Eduardo Arocho.
On this tour, explore stories of recovery from the 1871 Great Chicago Fire and the neighborhood as the center of Chicago bohemianism in the 1960s and 1970s.
Walk with poet and multidisciplinary artist Luis Tubens to experience the public art of Pilsen on railroad viaducts, buildings, and doors that show an evolution of the community’s Mexican identity, heritage, and activism.
Chicago native Crystal Guerra guides you through the intersectional history of the iconic South Side from the post-Civil War era to the Great Migration, to the development of the steel industry, its bust, and the cultural renaissance that followed.
Whisk away to a time when Chicago’s rich and famous caroused on the coast.
Stroll past Victorian architecture and sites of Hollywood films while exploring the history of the Sheffield/DePaul neighborhood.
Author and historian Bernard Turner leads this walking tour that highlights Chicago’s most influential African Americans and their contributions to the city.
CHM director of exhibitions Paul Durica leads this tour that explores how Prohibition’s end was observed in the city and its effects on the tastes and habits of Chicagoans.
Stories are always better when shared! Whether you are a professional tour operator, group planner, or you simply have a lot of friends and family, we have an experience for you. Customized itineraries, Museum tours, and city tours are just some of the ways in which we can specialize your group’s visit.
Sip cocktails next to one of Chicago’s first “L” cars. Dance the night away against a backdrop of Lincoln Park’s lush gardens. Celebrate your life-changing moments in a place dedicated to embracing memories.
