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Commemorative Day
Celebrate Black History Month at CHM as we look at the ways art has been a vehicle for social change in Chicago’s African American community.
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Join us for a panel talk on the tanka poetry of issei poets as Nancy Matsumoto, Mariko Aratani, Kyoko Miyabe, and Eri F. Yasuhara discuss By the Shore of Lake Michigan by Tomiko and Ryokuyō Matsumoto.
This touch tour will include the opportunity to touch fabric swatches and accessories created to match the pieces on display, which will give tour-goers additional sensory information about select objects in the Dressed in History: A Costume Collection Retrospective exhibition. While this tour can be especially meaningful for visitors who are blind or have low vision, … Learn More
Join a knowledgeable volunteer guide for a tour of our permanent exhibition, Chicago: Crossroads of America. No matter your historical knowledge, it’s a fantastic opportunity to experience this fascinating exhibit and learn in a group setting.
CHM members are invited to join director of Research and Access Ellen Keith and reference librarian Maggie Cusick of the Abakanowicz Research Center on an exploration of the past using CHM's Sanborn Fire Insurance maps.
Join a knowledgeable volunteer guide for a tour of our exhibition, Designing for Change: Chicago Protest Art of the 1960s–70s. No matter your historical knowledge, it’s a fantastic opportunity to experience this fascinating exhibit and learn in a group setting.
Presented in partnership with the Benjamin Marshall Society, join us for an author talk as architects Stuart Cohen and Julie Hacker discuss their new book, First Additions: Strategies for Adding On.
The newly released podcast Division Street Revisited follows up on the stories of “uncelebrated” people in Studs Terkel’s groundbreaking 1967 oral history. Join us at the Museum for one of seven free listening club events moderated by Mary Schmich.
Presented in partnership with International Women Associates, The Guild of the Chicago History Museum invites you to a panel talk featuring Nada Draz, Consul General of Egypt in Chicago, Verónika Bustamante, Consul General of Peru in Chicago, and Georgia Tasiopoulou, Consul of Greece in Chicago.
Presented in partnership with Chicago Dance History Project and NEXUS Performing Arts, Skylar Males moderates panel talk with B-girl Loki, B-girl Mel, and Lady Champ.
Join us for a panel talk featuring Dr. Rita D. Hernández, Leticia Villarreal Sosa, and Elena R. Gutiérrez, coeditors of Chicago Latina Trailblazers: Testimonios of Political Activism.
Join us for an evening where music meets fashion history featuring world-renowned musicians Clarice Assad, Calum Cook, Christopher Guzman, and Philippe Quint.
Dr. Elena Gonzales, CHM Curator of Civic Engagement and Social Justice, and other project staff will discuss the Museum’s ongoing project and upcoming exhibition, Aquí en Chicago.
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.
