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Welcome to the Chicago History Museum pressroom. Please feel free to browse through all of our releases or skip to information of particular interest using one of the following links:

For More Information

Media inquiries regarding the Chicago History Museum should be directed to Public Relations Manager Lauren Dolan via phone 312.799.2161 or e-mail pressinfo@chicagohistory.org.

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.


Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

> Catholic Chicago
> Big Picture: A New View of Painting in Chicago
> Schaumburg: From Cornfield to Woodfield
> Chicago: Crossroads of America
> Imagining Chicago: The Dioramas
> Sensing Chicago
> Treasures

Recent Exhibitions

> Quilts: A Patchwork History
> Mapping Chicago: The Past and the Possible
> Is It Real?

Upcoming Events

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

03/18/2008 |  Boat, Bike, Kayak, or Walk Through History this Spring
02/26/2008 |  The American Presidency
02/15/2008 |  2008 Making History Awards
02/14/2008 |  Museum Honors Our Nation’s Presidents on February 18
02/08/2008 |  Revisit 1968 with the Chicago History Museum
01/03/2008 |  Touch and Go: Studs Terkel Book Signing
12/11/2007 |  Winter Programs at the Chicago History Museum
12/04/2007 |  Out at CHM Explores the LGBT Past and Its Impact on Current Events
11/27/2007 |  Celebrate the Holidays with the Chicago History Museum
11/15/2007 |  Museum Honors Rock Band Chicago on Landmark 40th Anniversary
10/10/2007 |  Subliminal Strings: DJ Spooky Spins Chicago History
10/09/2007 |  Chicago Treasures Series Featuring Jim Belushi Rescheduled for November 7
09/25/2007 |  Chicago Treasures Series Features Stuart Dybek
09/20/2007 |  The Band Chicago Performs A Special Concert For CHM Members Only!!!
09/13/2007 |  Project Sunday Looks At History Through Film
09/12/2007 |  Chicago Treasures Series Returns With The Band Chicago
08/29/2007 |  3,2,1, Action…Project Sunday at the Chicago History Museum
08/22/2007 |  Conversations with Chicago Icons
08/20/2007 |  Museum Hosts Jim Belushi, Documentary Films & The Second City


Media Advisories

03/31/2008 | Safe on Campus? Curbing Violence in our Schools
03/20/2008 | Quilts: A Patchwork History Closing this Sunday

News of Note

05/08/2008 | Great Chicago Stories: A Virtual Field Trip Through History
03/31/2008 | 3-Year Project Brings Architectural Photographs to the Public Eye
12/13/2007 | 1919 Chicago "Black Sox" Legal Documents Archive Acquired by CHM
09/27/2007 | Museum honors Principal
08/30/2007 | Museum's Couture Collection Travels to NYC

Current Media Calendar


04/21/2008 | May, June, and July 2008


Chicago History Museum Fact Sheets


07/12/2007 | Museum Fact Sheet
09/01/2006 | Renovation Fact Sheet
09/01/2006 | The Chicago Room
09/01/2006 | Family Activity Stations

Chicago History Museum Biographies

Executive Staff
> Gary T. Johnson, President
> Russell Lewis, Executive Vice President and Chief Historian
> Phyllis Rabineau, Vice President of Interpretation and Education

Curators and Historians
> Olivia Mahoney, Chief Curator
> Peter Alter, Curator
> Joy Bivins, Curator
> Jill Thomas Grannan, Curator
> John Russick, Curator
> Sarah Marcus, Historian and Managing Editor, Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago


Annual Reports


> View the Chicago History Museum's Annual Reports

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