The Floor is Theirs: A Case for Teens in Museums
Making space for teens in museums can sometimes be met with apprehension. Is our program engaging enough? Will they be interested? Can we handle their potential criticisms? These are all … Learn More
Author: heidisamuelson
The “Mother Church of Chicago Methodism”: 100 years of the Chicago Temple Building
In 2024, the Chicago Temple Building marks the centenary of its physical building. CHM curator of religion and community history Rebekah Coffman, a panelist for a Chicago Temple architectural symposium, … Learn More
The 20th Anniversary of Angel Meléndez & the 911 Mambo Orchestra’s Historic Grammy Nomination
Guest author Omar Torres-Kortright, the executive director of the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center, writes about the Chicago salsa scene and how Angel Meléndez & the 911 Mambo Orchestra made … Learn More
The Jackson Oral History Project with the Chicago Theological Seminary
In 2020, based on previous connections through the Museum’s exhibition, American Medina: Stories of Muslim Chicago, Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS) contacted CHM’s Studs Terkel Center for Oral History regarding collaboration … Learn More
Community and Solidarity: Organizing in Chicago’s Steel Mills
In 1980, a Chicago steel mill called Wisconsin Steel Works, large enough to take up most of South Deering, a community area on the city’s far South Side, closed its … Learn More
Ebony Magazine’s Special Issues
At a time when depictions of African Americans in the media were largely negative and used racist stereotypes, Chicago-based Ebony magazine was founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson at … Learn More
ADAPT: Protesting for Disability Rights
Today, ADAPT is a grassroots disability rights group that organizes nonviolent direct action and acts of civil disobedience to fight for the civil and human rights of people with disabilities. … Learn More
Not Just Cat Ladies: The Beresford Cat Club of America
Mrs. John Barry standing, holding kittens at a cat show, Chicago, 1906. DN-0004489, Chicago Daily News collection, CHM International Cat Day was started on August 8, 2002, to raise awareness … Learn More
Preparing the Digital Communities’ Scrapbook for Aquí en Chicago
Since January 2024, CHM curatorial volunteer Nez Castro, a senior in history at University of Illinois Chicago, has been working with CHM curator of civic engagement and social justice Elena … Learn More
Chicago History Museum Receives Historic Simon Pokagon Letter, Low Foundation Recognized for Donation
CHICAGO (July 19, 2024) – A historic letter, penned in 1898 by famed Potawatomi leader Simon Pokagon, has been donated to the Chicago History Museum by trustee John Low. The … Learn More