Costume Council Golden Jubilee
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILCelebrate 50 years of preserving fashion history and supporting the Chicago History Museum’s world-renowned costume collection!
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Partner Event
OUT at CHM | Panel Discussion: 100 Years of LGBTQIA+ Rights: Henry Gerber and the Society for Human Rights
Tue. Dec. 10, 6:00 PM
Presented in partnership with the Gerber/Hart Library and Archives, join us to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the Society for Human Rights and its founder, Henry Gerber.
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Teacher Seminar | Designing for Change: Chicago Protest Art of the 1960s–70s
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILArt is a powerful tool for social change. In this two-part seminar, we'll take a deep dive into the new exhibition Designing for Change: Chicago Protest Art of the 1960s–70s to learn the important role art played in the Chicago Freedom, Black Power, anti-Vietnam War, women’s liberation, and early gay rights Movements. Building on the … Learn More
Walking Tour | Paseo Boricua & Humboldt Park
Ciclo Urbano 2459 W. Division St., Chicago, ILJoin professional guide and local resident Eduardo Arocho on a walk through Humboldt Park. Located on Chicago’s Northwest Side, the Division Street area (a.k.a. Paseo Boricua), with its stores and restaurants, is home to Chicago’s Puerto Rican community.
Partner Event | Chicago Home Movie Day
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILChicago Film Archives and the Chicago Film Society join forces to present Chicago Home Movie Day at the Chicago History Museum—featuring live accompaniment by pianist Dave Drazin!
Walking Tour | Hyde Park Murals
Pepperland Apartment building 1509–1517 E. 57th Street, Chicago, ILJoin artist and educator Juarez Hawkins for a lively historical tour of the murals along the Metra underpasses linking Hyde Park Boulevard and Cornell Avenue in Hyde Park, one of the city’s most engaging neighborhoods.
Members’ Opening Reception | Dressed in History
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILJoin us for a reception to celebrate the opening of Dressed in History: A Costume Collection Retrospective. We highly encourage you to dress in attire from your favorite decade!
Film Screening | City & State Shorts: Now and Then
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILThe Chicago History Museum is proud to be a venue for the 60th Chicago International Film Festival!
Film Screening | The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973)
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILThe Chicago History Museum is proud to be a venue for the 60th Chicago International Film Festival!
Film Screening | Mujeres Latinas en Acción: A Story 50 Years in the Making
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILJoin us for the premiere screening of Mujeres Latinas en Acción: A Story 50 Years in the Making. This documentary tells the uniquely Chicago and Latina story of Mujeres Latinas en Acción, the longest-standing Latina-led organization in the country.
Bus Tour | The Story of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley with Dilla Thomas
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILJoin Chicago historian Shermann “Dilla” Thomas on an engaging bus tour of key sites related to Emmett Till’s story here in Chicago, including Mamie Till-Mobley’s home and the Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ where Till’s funeral took place.
Film Screening | The Package (1989)
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILThe Chicago History Museum is proud to be a venue for the 60th Chicago International Film Festival!
OUT at CHM | North Side LGBTQIA+ Stories Walking Tour
CTA Belmont Red/Brown/Purple 945 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, ILOctober is LGBT History Month, and we’re honoring it with two walking tours looking at some of Chicago’s LGBTQIA+ history with tour guide Mike McMains of Tours with Mike.
Experience History Together
Experience History Together
Adult Group Tours
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.
Create Historic Moments
Create Historic Moments
Host an Event
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.
