In anticipation of the May 20 opening of CHM’s Back Home: Polish Chicago exhibition, join the Guild of the Chicago History Museum on a morning filled with Polish history and culture.

Our first stop will be the Holy Trinity Polish Catholic Church, founded in 1872, to view the ornate décor and relic-holding catacombs. Then, we will tour the Polish Museum of America and see their treasures, including an exhibition on Chicago’s Polish community, a folk art collection, Polish cavalry armor, and a stained glass window that was displayed at the 1939 World’s Fair. We’ll conclude our morning with a lunch of traditional Polish cuisine at Staropolska (voted the city’s best Polish restaurant by the Chicago Reader). Friends and guests are very welcome.

Schedule
9:45 a.m. — Meet at the Chicago History Museum (for those who would like bus transport)
10:00 a.m. — Visit Holy Trinity Polish Catholic Church
11:00 a.m. — Tour the Polish Museum of America
12:30 p.m. — Lunch at Staropolska Restaurant
2:00 p.m. — Return by bus to the Chicago History Museum

A group will meet at the Chicago History Museum at 9:45 a.m. to board a charter bus. Please contact Nell McKeown at mckeown@chicagohistory.org to let us know whether you would like to take the bus or transport yourself to our first stop, Holy Trinity Polish Catholic Church (1118 N. Noble St.).

Questions? Contact Nell McKeown, development events manager, at mckeown@chicagohistory.org or 312.799.2112.