Did you know that Chicago is home to one of the largest urban Indigenous populations in the US, with more than 65,000 Native Americans living in the metropolitan area? Join us to celebrate the city’s vibrant Native communities and a history that spans centuries. Included with general admission; RSVP not required Schedule To come!
In 1968, Hispanic Heritage Week was first observed under the directive of President Lyndon Johnson. Twenty years later, in 1988 under President Ronald Reagan, the week was expanded to a full month of honoring the cultures, contributions, and collective actions of people of Latinx descent. Celebrated from September 15 to October 15, the first day More
Presentado en colaboración con La Escuelita Bombera de Corazón (LEBDC), acompáñenos en una conversación alrededor del relato de historias culturales. LEBDC abrirá el evento con una exhibición de musica de bomba, seguída por una charla dirigida por la fundadora de LEBDC Ivelisse Díaz y el fabricante de barriles Rubén Gerena sobre cómo la bomba, uno More
Presented in partnership with La Escuelita Bombera de Corazón (LEBDC), join us for a conversation about cultural storytelling. LEBDC will open the event with a bomba drumming performance, followed by a talk led by LEBDC founder Ivelisse Díaz and drum maker Rubén Gerena on how bomba, one of the oldest forms of music in Puerto More
Celebrate Juneteenth in North Lawndale’s Douglass Park Field House! Learn about the holiday’s enduring legacy and North Lawndale’s own rich history of civic action, such as the renaming of the park itself. Connect with local service organizations who advocate for the community every day. Presented in partnership with Light Up Lawndale, this year’s Juneteenth program More
Get acquainted with Aquí en Chicago, the Chicago History Museum’s forthcoming project and exhibition opening in 2025 inspired by students from Rudy Lozano Leadership Academy (Instituto Justice and Leadership Academy). Join us to celebrate the persistence and presence of Chicago’s Latino/a/x communities through the lens of social justice and learn how you can get involved! More
At our Independence Day event, find out how you can be a Connector! Link with organizations advocating for a better Chicago, hear from local leaders, and leave your mark on the community mural. Enjoy crafts and games outside, hands-on history facilitated by Natalia Virafuentes, then tour the Museum with a Civic Action @ CHM guide. The day More
Defenders keep the movement moving and stand up for what they believe in, like the 250,000 students who boycotted the Chicago Public Schools in 1963 to protest racial segregation. Join us for a screening of the Kartemquin film ’63 Boycott with Q&A after. This is a great opportunity to continue reflecting on our history to More
Presented in partnership with Made By Us, Civic Season is one way we roll out the welcome mat for the future inheritors of the United States, unleashing access to history for informed, inspired civic participation. Anchored by our newest and oldest federal holidays, the Civic Season event series mobilizes a movement to understand our past and shape our More
Presented in partnership with Made By Us, Civic Season is one way we roll out the welcome mat for the future inheritors of the United States, unleashing access to history for informed, inspired civic participation. Anchored by our newest and oldest federal holidays, the Civic Season event series mobilizes a movement to understand our past and shape our More