WTTW Chicago Stories Screenings

Enjoy an episode of WTTW Chicago Stories in our theater as part of your visit!

In June, we’ll be screening “Ida B. Wells.”

Portrait of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, 1920. CHM, ICHi-012867

There are few Chicago historical figures whose life and work speak to the current moment more than Ida B. Wells, the 19th-century investigative journalist, civil rights leader, and passionate suffragist. WTTW brings you a new Chicago Stories special that tells her story as never before.

Running time: 59 minutes

Screening Times*

Tuesday–Saturday: 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m.

Sunday: 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m.

The Great Chicago Adventure Film 

This dynamic film transports visitors through major events in Chicago’s history. Feel the intensity of the Great Chicago Fire and splendor of the World’s Columbian Exposition. Explore the sights of bustling Maxwell Street in the 1950s and peer down from an I-beam of the Sears Tower in the 1970s. Relive Chicago sports victories and cheer on President Obama during his Grant Park victory speech.

Running time: 27 minutes.

Screening Times*

Tuesday–Saturday: 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m.
Sunday: 12:45 p.m., 2:45 p.m.

*The Robert R. McCormick Theater is occasionally used for other programs and events. Screening times subject to change. Please confirm times with the Ticket Desk during your visit.