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Bid adiós to our Aquí en Chicago exhibition with a day full of fun activities, tours, talks, music, and more!
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Join us on a unique musical journey inspired by our newest exhibition, Threads of a Nation: Preserving Presidential Clothing! Discover the music played and loved by America’s early presidents through works by Mozart, Haydn, & Bach, performed by multi-Grammy Award–nominated violinist Philippe Quint, principal musicians of the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra, and special guests.
Join us for a conversation led by Chicago-based journalist and author Mark Guarino on how John Prine's Chicago shaped the storyteller he became. Hear about the social upheaval in the city and the streets, schools, teachers, events, and community of songwriters Prine knew so intimately.
Join professional guide and local resident Eduardo Arocho on a walk through Humboldt Park, the center of Puerto Rican culture in both Chicago and the US Midwest.
Join guide Mike McMains of Tours with Mike to discover Chicago’s hidden LGBTQIA+ stories from the 19th century to today while exploring the city’s downtown area.
Join 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.
Designed for middle and high school educators, this two-part seminar includes facilitated activities, time in the Facing Freedom exhibition, scholarly talks, and field trip planning.
Join a CHM History Buff volunteer guide and whisk away to a time when Chicago’s rich and famous caroused on the coast.
Join CHM volunteer Carol Fitzgibbons to explore stories of recovery from the 1871 Great Chicago Fire and when Old Town was the center of Chicago bohemianism in the 1960s and ’70s.
Join CHM History Buff volunteer guide Dave Gudewicz to explore the history of the Sheffield/DePaul neighborhood.
The Chicago History Museum is proud to be a host venue for The 62nd Chicago International Film Festival!
The Chicago History Museum is proud to be a host venue for The 62nd Chicago International Film Festival!
The Costume Council of the Chicago History Museum invites you to the opening night celebration of Threads of a Nation: Preserving Presidential Clothing, featuring a presentation by fashion historian and curator Timothy Long.
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.
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.
