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City Tour | Van Tour
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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Join us for an evening with Chicago author Chris Serb as he discusses his recent book Eckie: Walter Eckersall and the Rise of Chicago Sports (2025).
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.
The Chicago History Museum is proud to be a venue for the Chicago International Film Festival's Summer Screenings series!
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.
Presented in partnership with the Chicago Park District, join us in the Museum's backyard for a FREE screening of Superman (2025).
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.
The Chicago History Museum is proud to be a venue for the Chicago International Film Festival's Summer Screenings series!
CHM 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.
Join 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.
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 a CHM History Buff volunteer guide and whisk away to a time when Chicago’s rich and famous caroused on the coast.
The Chicago History Museum is proud to be a venue for the Chicago International Film Festival's Summer Screenings series!
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.
