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Lecture | The Guild
The Guild of the Chicago History Museum invites you to a talk featuring Margot McMahon, daughter of Franklin McMahon, the artist-reporter who sketched the trial of Till’s murderers for Life
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We're excited to be a venue for the 61st Chicago International Film Festival, North America’s longest-running competitive film festival!
We're excited to be a venue for the 61st Chicago International Film Festival, North America’s longest-running competitive film festival!
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, one of the city’s most engaging neighborhoods.
Join CHM History Buff volunteer guide Dave Gudewicz to explore the history of the Sheffield/DePaul neighborhood.
We're excited to be a venue for the 61st Chicago International Film Festival, North America’s longest-running competitive film festival!
We're excited to be a venue for the 61st Chicago International Film Festival, North America’s longest-running competitive film festival!
Join professional guide and local resident Eduardo Arocho on a walk through Humboldt Park.
This tour with Mike McMains of Tours with Mike puts a spotlight on the South Loop’s and Bronzeville’s fascinating neighborhood evolutions along with their hidden LGBTQIA+ histories.
Join us to celebrate the opening of Aquí en Chicago! Enjoy live music, listen to public talks, go on curator-led tours, and more.
Experience 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.
On this walking tour with guide and researcher Tony Szabelski, stroll through the neighborhood that once boasted Second Empire, Queen Anne, and Richardson Romanesque-style homes.
Enjoy pieces inspired by our newest exhibition, Aquí en Chicago, performed by the Magellan Chamber Orchestra featuring Grammy Award–nominated violinist Philippe Quint.
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.
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