Movies in the Parks | Superman (2025)
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILPresented in partnership with the Chicago Park District, join us in the Museum's backyard for a FREE screening of Superman (2025).
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City Tour | Van Tour
Van Tour | Bronzeville*
Sun. Sept. 6, 12:00 PM
Join author and historian Bernard Turner on this van tour through Bronzeville to discover the ways African Americans shaped the history and culture of this South Side neighborhood.
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Walking Tour | Paseo Boricua and Humboldt Park
Ciclo Urbano 2459 W. Division St., Chicago, ILJoin 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.
Film Screening | Route 29 (2024)
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILThe Chicago History Museum is proud to be a venue for the Chicago International Film Festival's Summer Screenings series!
SOLD OUT! Member Event | The Uptown Theatre: The Story of Chicago’s Endangered Movie Palace
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILCHM members are invited to an exclusive panel discussion moderated by Paul Durica, CHM Director of Curation and Exhibitions, featuring Robert Loerzel and James A. Pierce, coauthors of The Uptown: Chicago's Endangered Movie Palace, and Dave Syfczak, long-time caretaker of the Uptown Theatre.
Partner Program | Voices Through Art: 2nd Series
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILJoin us for a powerful evening of original visual art and heartfelt storytelling by Chicago's immigrant and refugee communities. This event shines a light on their stories as they build new lives in our city and the challenges, resilience, and hope that shape these journeys beyond the headlines.
CANCELED – Walking Tour | Historic Old Town
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILJoin 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.
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Walking Tour – Gold Coast
Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILJoin a CHM History Buff volunteer guide and whisk away to a time when Chicago’s rich and famous caroused on the coast.
Film Screening | Dug Dug (2022)
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILThe Chicago History Museum is proud to be a venue for the Chicago International Film Festival's Summer Screenings series!
Partner Event | What We Carry: Design, Objects, Memory and Belonging between Mexico and Chicago
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILPresented in partnership with Edith Farnsworth House, join us for a conversation highlighting two exhibitions, Fertile Ground: Crossroads of Design in Mid-Century Mexico (1930s–1970s) and Aquí en Chicago, featuring Ana Elena Mallet, Tatiana Cuevas Guevara, and Jojo Galvan, moderated by Iker Gil of MAS Context.
Walking Tour | Mary Bartelme Park and Beyond in the West Loop
Corner of Adams and Peoria Streets Chicago, ILJoin storyteller and guide Connie Fairbanks on this exploration of the history of the Near West Side/West Loop from the late 1800s to the present.
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Walking Tour – Sheffield
Walking Tour | Sheffield Stroll
Fullerton Red/Brown Line L stop 943 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago, ILJoin CHM History Buff volunteer guide Dave Gudewicz to explore the history of the Sheffield/DePaul neighborhood.
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NEW! Walking Tour | History of the South Loop
Harold Washington Public Library 400 S. State Street, Chicago, ILJoin local Chicago historian Greg Borzo for a stroll through the South Loop, Chicago's most colorful, historically rich neighborhood.
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.
