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!
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Family Event | Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Mon. Jan. 20, 10:00 AM
Join us at this family-focused celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ongoing influence on the fight for civil rights in the US.
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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.
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!
Walking Tour | Sheffield Stroll
Fullerton Red/Brown Line L stop 943 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago, ILJoin CHM History Buff volunteer guide Dave Gudewicz to explore the history of the Sheffield/DePaul neighborhood.
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.”
SOLD OUT! Teacher Workshop | Folded Map Project
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILIn this interactive session with Tonika Lewis Johnson, discover how to center your students' experiences in Chicago to explore and understand the historical and contemporary forces that created and perpetuated racial segregation.
SOLD OUT! 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.
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.
