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March 2023
Commemorative Day
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Family Event | Women’s History Month
12:00–4:00 p.m.
Featuring performances by Starla Thompson and Connie Shirakawa, join us as we highlight women storytellers and storytelling as a way of recounting history.
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Guild Field Trip: Polish Culture and Cuisine
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
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.
OUT at CHM
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OUT at CHM | Trans Joy and Chicago’s Transgender Community
6:00–9:00 p.m.
Learn about the community work of LGBTQIA+ organizations who have fought for transgender equality for years, laying a foundation for LGBTQIA+ youth in Illinois to grow up with greater levels of support than ever before.
April 2023
Members, Walking Tour | Members
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Members’ Garden Tour Series
10:00–11:30 a.m.
Enjoy the outdoors with a series of member-only tours of our Jaffee History Trail! Learn more about the trail’s history, as well as its natural and historical elements. Free and exclusive to members.
Members, Walking Tour | Members
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Members’ Garden Tour Series
2:30–4:00 p.m.
Enjoy the outdoors with a series of member-only tours of our Jaffee History Trail! Learn more about the trail’s history, as well as its natural and historical elements. Free and exclusive to members.
Urban History Seminar, Virtual Event
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Virtual Urban History Seminar
7:00–8:15 p.m.
Tikia K. Hamilton of Loyola University Chicago presents “Before Brown v. Board of Education.”
Members, Walking Tour | Members
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SOLD OUT! Members’ Garden Tour Series
2:30–4:00 p.m.
Enjoy the outdoors with a series of member-only tours of our Jaffee History Trail! Learn more about the trail’s history, as well as its natural and historical elements. Free and exclusive to members.
Members, Walking Tour | Members
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Members’ Garden Tour Series
5:30–7:00 p.m.
Enjoy the outdoors with a series of member-only tours of our Jaffee History Trail! Learn more about the trail’s history, as well as its natural and historical elements. Free and exclusive to members.
May 2023
Event
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The Glory of Galanos: America’s Haute Couturier
6:00–9:00 p.m.
Presented by The Costume Council of the Chicago History Museum, join us for a dialogue featuring journalist and fashion collector David Nash and designer and author Steven Stolman.
Urban History Seminar
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Urban History Seminar
6:00–8:00 p.m.
Lisa Yun Lee, executive director of the National Public Housing Museum, will speak about the history, vision, and future of the NPHM.
Members | Members
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Members’ Preview of Back Home: Polish Chicago
5:30–8:00 p.m.
Members get to see Back Home: Polish Chicago first! Join us for a tour of the exhibition with CHM chief historian Peter T. Alter and other CHM staff, followed by a reception. Free and exclusive to members and Historical Alliance.
Event
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Guild Benefit for Back Home: Polish Chicago
6:00–10:00 p.m.
The Guild of the Chicago History Museum warmly requests the pleasure of your company for a Guild Impreza, featuring cocktails, an enlightening program, and a fabulous dinner celebrating the opening of Back Home: Polish Chicago.
Commemorative Day
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Family Event | AAPI Heritage Month
12:00–4:00 p.m.
Celebrate Chicago’s AAPI community and join us for AAPI Heritage Month, which takes place in May to commemorate May 7, 1843, when the first Japanese immigrant arrived in the US, and May 10, 1869, when the transcontinental railroad, built by numerous Chinese immigrant workers, was completed.
Event, Members
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Members’ Open House
4:00–8:00 p.m.
CHM members and Historical Alliance get exclusive access to our exhibitions, collections, and staff. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to go behind the scenes!
Host An Event
Create historic moments.
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.
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