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!
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Member Event | Members’ Open House
Wed. May 28, 4:00 PM
Our annual Members’ Open House provides members and Historical Alliance with exclusive access to the Museum's exhibitions, collections, and staff. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to go behind the scenes
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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!
Film Screening | Time Passages
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 Light of Truth: Richard Hunt’s Monument to Ida B. Wells
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 | Compensation (1999)
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!
Members’ Annual Meeting
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILHear from key CHM staff and board members and learn more about what we have accomplished this year and our upcoming plans, including the opening of Injustice: The Trial for the Murder of Emmett Till.
Guild Event | Dressed in History with Jessica Pushor
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILThe Guild of the Chicago History Museum invites you to a special presentation by CHM costume collection manager Jessica Pushor about Dressed in History: A Costume Collection Retrospective.
Author Talk | Our Girl Tuesday: An Unfurling for Dr. Margaret T.G. Burroughs
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILJoin us as coauthors and coeditors Tempestt Hazel, Skyla S. Hearn, and Sarah Ross discuss Our Girl Tuesday: An Unfurling for Dr. Margaret T.G Burroughs and the power of memory, remembrance, activism, and archives.
Virtual Urban History Seminar | “Disarming Chicago”
Zoom from anywhereJoshua Salzmann of Northeastern Illinois University presents “Disarming Chicago: Gun Control from Black Power to Barack Obama.”
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.
