Walking Tour | Historic Old Town
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILExplore stories of recovery from the 1871 Great Chicago Fire and the neighborhood at the center of Chicago bohemianism in the 1960s and 1970s.
Events at CHM
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OUT at CHM | Walking Tour
OUT at CHM | North Side LGBTQIA+ Stories Walking Tour
Sat. Oct. 26, 1:00 PM
October is LGBT History Month, and we’re honoring it with two walking tours looking at some of Chicago’s LGBTQIA+ history with tour guide Mike McMains of Tours with Mike.
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Bus Tour | North by Northwest: Infamous Places in the Land Approaching O’Hare
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILDelve into Chicago’s crime history with Richard Lindberg, author of the best-selling Return to the Scene of the Crime: A Guide to Infamous Places in Chicago (1999) and 19 other books.
Walking Tour | Pilsen Murals
National Museum of Mexican Art 1852 W. 19th St., Chicago, ILExperience the grandness of Pilsen’s murals with poet and multidisciplinary artist Luis Tubens. The public art on railroad viaducts, buildings, and doors shows an evolution of the community’s Mexican identity, heritage, and activism.
Partner Event | Chicago Sacred: What is a Heritage of Belief?
James Stone Freedom Square 3615 W Douglas Blvd, Chicago, ILPresented in partnership with the Chicago Sukkah Design Festival, CHM scholars engage in a discussion on the diverse ways sacredness has been preserved, shared, and activated in Chicago from the past to the present.
Spooky Sunday at CHM
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILJoin us to celebrate Spooky Season at CHM with a screening of the Chicago-based horror film Child’s Play (1988, dir. Tom Holland).
Virtual Urban History Seminar | “Islam on a City Campus”
Zoom from anywhereAbdul Basith Basheer of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill presents “Islam on a City Campus: Muslim Student Community Building and Activism at UIC.”
Costume Council Golden Jubilee
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILCelebrate 50 years of preserving fashion history and supporting the Chicago History Museum’s world-renowned costume collection!
Teacher Seminar | Designing for Change: Chicago Protest Art of the 1960s–70s
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILArt is a powerful tool for social change. In this two-part seminar, we'll take a deep dive into the new exhibition Designing for Change: Chicago Protest Art of the 1960s–70s to learn the important role art played in the Chicago Freedom, Black Power, anti-Vietnam War, women’s liberation, and early gay rights Movements. Building on the … Learn More
Walking Tour | Paseo Boricua & Humboldt Park
Ciclo Urbano 2459 W. Division St., Chicago, ILJoin professional guide and local resident Eduardo Arocho on a walk through Humboldt Park. Located on Chicago’s Northwest Side, the Division Street area (a.k.a. Paseo Boricua), with its stores and restaurants, is home to Chicago’s Puerto Rican community.
Partner Event | Chicago Home Movie Day
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILChicago Film Archives and the Chicago Film Society join forces to present Chicago Home Movie Day at the Chicago History Museum—featuring live accompaniment by pianist Dave Drazin!
Walking Tour | Hyde Park Murals
Pepperland Apartment building 1509–1517 E. 57th Street, Chicago, ILJoin artist and educator Juarez Hawkins for a lively historical tour of the murals along the Metra underpasses linking Hyde Park Boulevard and Cornell Avenue in Hyde Park, one of the city’s most engaging neighborhoods.
Members’ Opening Reception | Dressed in History
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILJoin us for a reception to celebrate the opening of Dressed in History: A Costume Collection Retrospective. We highly encourage you to dress in attire from your favorite decade!
Experience History Together
Experience History Together
Adult Group Tours
Stories are always better when shared! Whether you are a professional tour operator, group planner, or you simply have a lot of friends and family, we have an experience for you. Customized itineraries, Museum tours, and city tours are just some of the ways in which we can specialize your group’s visit.
Create Historic Moments
Create Historic Moments
Host an Event
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.
