Media inquiries should be directed to Public Relations via phone 312.799.2161 or e-mail pressinfo@chicagohistory.org.

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Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair 

Inspiring Beauty explores a story of vision, innovation and power told through the story of Eunice Johnson, Chicago’s Johnson Publishing Company, and the prism of iconic fashion from Yves Saint-Laurent, Christian Dior, Oscar de la Renta, Emanuel Ungaro, and Patrick Kelly among others. The exhibition will be open at the Chicago History Museum March 16, 2013 through January 5, 2014.

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(Photo courtesy of Johnson Publishing Company)

Table of Contents

• Current and Upcoming Exhibitions Press Releases
• Programs and Tours Press Releases
• News of Note
• Media Calendar January-March
• Fact Sheets and Biographies
• Annual Reports
• Pressroom Archive

Current and Upcoming Exhibitions Press Releases

• Unexpected Chicago (PDF)
• Facing Freedom (PDF)
• Abraham Lincoln (PDF)
• Chicago: Crossroads of America (PDF)
• Imagining Chicago: The Dioramas (PDF)
• Sensing Chicago (PDF)
• Treasures (PDF)
  

Events and Tours Press Releases

For a comprehensive list of upcoming programs and events, please be sure to read our media calendar. For past events, see our Pressroom Archive.

• 06/25/2012 | 53rd Annual Fourth of July Celebration (PDF)

• 06/07/2012 | Explore Chicago with summertime tours (PDF)
• 05/06/2012 | CHM Free Days in 2012 (PDF)

News of Note

• 02/5/2013 | Alderman Burke Honors Police at History Museum

• 07/10/2012 | Costume Digital Collection Launches
• 03/23/2012 | Out in Chicago Exhibition Wins Allan Bérubé Prize

• 10/03/2011 | Hold Chicago History and Your iPhone in the Palm of Your Hand
• 11/05/2009 | Museums Work for Chicago

Media Calendar

• 06/22/2012 | Calendar of Events - June, July, August 2012 (PDF)

In the News

• 06/25/2012 | New exhibit at History Museum is magical- Chicago Parent
• 05/24/2012 | How a Couture Pioneer Changed Fashion- WSJ
• 03/25/2012 | CHM a great way to appreciate a great city!- Chicago Now

Fact Sheets and Biographies

• 08/03/2011 | Museum Fact Sheet (PDF)
  
• 05/21/2008 | Costume Collection (PDF)
  
• 09/01/2006 | Renovation Fact Sheet (PDF)
  
• 09/01/2006 | The Chicago Room (PDF)
  
• 09/01/2006 | Family Activity Stations (PDF)
  

Executive Staff Biographies

• Gary T. Johnson, President (PDF)
  
• Russell Lewis, Executive Vice President and Chief Historian (PDF)
• Phyllis Rabineau, Vice President of Interpretation and Education (PDF)
• Cheryl Obermeyer, Vice President of Finance (PDF)

Curator and Historian Biographies

• John Russick, Director of Curatorial Affairs (PDF)
• Olivia Mahoney, Senior Curator (PDF)
• Peter Alter, Archivist (PDF)
  
• Jill Austin, Curator (PDF)
• Joy Bivins, Curator (PDF)

For More Information

Program and event inquiries from the general public should be directed to our Visitor Services office via phone 312.642.4600 or e-mail reception@chicagohistory.org.

Student Inquiries

While the Museum greatly supports students using its resources, requests for interviews with curators and/or video-recording of the Museum may be denied due to the high volume of requests during peak times, such as the end of a semester. The Museum may also deny your request during its busiest visitation periods or during special Museum events, such as exhibition openings and special programs. We will review each request on a case-by-case basis, and we regret that we cannot accommodate every proposal. Thank you for your understanding.