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Civic Season
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Teaching artist Juarez Hawkins leads this lively historical tour of the murals along the Metra underpasses linking Hyde Park Boulevard and Cornell Avenue.
The Chicago History Museum is proud to be a festival venue for the 59th Chicago International Film Festival. Academy Award-winning documentarian Errol Morris pulls back the curtain on the storied life and career of former British spy David Cornwell—better known as John le Carré.
The Chicago History Museum is proud to be a festival venue for the 59th Chicago International Film Festival. Pioneers in civil rights and outer space, Black astronauts like Guion Bluford, Victor Glover, and Chicago’s own Mae Jemison boldly ventured where no Black Americans had ever gone before.
The Chicago History Museum is proud to be a festival venue for the 59th Chicago International Film Festival. Simon, a talented and carefree drag artist, is the rising star of his club, aided by his costume designer sister.
Presented in partnership with the Chicago Brewseum, this special OUT at CHM event features Richard and Jessica Fierro of Atrevida Beer Co. speaking about the events at Club Q on November 19, 2022, for the first time in a live open forum to the public.
Presented in partnership with the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, CHM members are invited to explore the historical and social foundations that inspired several of Chicago’s famous haunted tales.
CHM curator Rebekah Coffman and Chris Redgrave, architectural photographer at Historic England present “How to Save a Building with a Camera: Architectural Photography and Its Role in the Preservation Movement in London and Chicago, 1960s-2020s.”
Whisk away to a time when Chicago’s rich and famous caroused on the coast.
Get a taste of Chicago’s food history with coauthors Monica Eng and David Hammond.
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.
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.
Author and historian Bernard Turner leads this walking tour that highlights Chicago’s most influential African Americans and their contributions to the city.
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.
