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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT! Historical Alliance & All Star Member Stacks Tour
DESCRIPTION:Historical Alliance supporters and All Star members are invited to join CHM technical services librarian Brigid Crawley for a tour of the Abakanowicz Research Center’s stacks. After the tour\, a small sample of our collections items will be on display for an exclusive\, one-night-only viewing. \nThis behind-the-scenes experience will be on-site at the Abakanowicz Research Center (ARC). Please note that masks are required in the ARC. If you do not bring your own mask\, one will be provided for you upon your arrival. \nRSVP required; spots limited due to space restrictions.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/historical-alliance-all-star-member-stacks-tour/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Historical Alliance,Member Event
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SUMMARY:Public Gallery Tour | Chicago: Crossroads of America
DESCRIPTION:Looking for a good place to start your museum visit? Join a knowledgeable volunteer guide for a tour of our permanent exhibition\, Chicago: Crossroads of America. No matter your historical knowledge\, it’s a fantastic opportunity to experience this fascinating exhibit and learn in a group setting.    
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/public-gallery-tour-chicago-crossroads-of-america-1-22-25/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Gallery Tour
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250122T210152Z
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SUMMARY:Public Gallery Tour | Dressed in History: A Costume Collection Retrospective
DESCRIPTION:Looking for a good place to start your museum visit? Join a knowledgeable volunteer guide for a tour of our exhibition\, Dressed in History: A Costume Collection Retrospective. No matter your historical knowledge\, it’s a fantastic opportunity to experience this fascinating exhibit and learn in a group setting.    
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/public-gallery-tour-dressed-in-history-1-21-25/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Gallery Tour
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250120T160000
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SUMMARY:Family Event | Martin Luther King Jr. Day
DESCRIPTION:At this family-focused celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ongoing influence on the fight for civil rights in the US\, enjoy hands-on engagements\, musical performances\, and opportunities to learn about how to become more civically engaged in your community.  \nSchedule\n10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.\nArts and Crafts for Social Change\n2nd Floor\, Morse Genius Chicago Room \n10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.\nQuestions for Civic Love\n2nd Floor\, East Lobby \n11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.\nFreedom Song Sing Along\nWith Lenny Marsh and Friends\n2nd Floor\, Morse Genius Chicago Room \n12:00–2:00 p.m.\nPoems While You Wait\n2nd Floor\, Exelon Wing\nBehind the L car in Chicago: Crossroads of America exhibition \n1:00–2:00 p.m.\nSuperhero Workshop\nWith Nikkolas Smith\n2nd Floor\, Morse Genius Chicago Room \n3:00–4:00 p.m.\nFilm Screening\nMighty Times: The Children’s March\n1st Floor\, Robert R. McCormick Theater
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/family-event-martin-luther-king-jr-day-2/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250116T190000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Urban History Seminar | “Spiritual Criminals”
DESCRIPTION:The Urban History Seminar series feature a scholarly presentation followed by lively discussion. Michelle Nickerson\, Professor of History at Loyola University Chicago\, presents “Spiritual Criminals: How the Camden 28 Put the Vietnam War on Trial.” \nNickerson shares the story of the Camden 28\, offering a multilayered portrait of a passionate group of progressive priests\, nuns\, and devout Catholics who raided a draft board during the Vietnam War\, challenging the nation’s military-industrial complex. \nThe Zoom session will open at 6:45 p.m. with the program starting at 7:00 p.m. and concluding by 8:15 p.m. RSVP is required. \nThis session is free of charge; we would greatly appreciate a donation to the Museum in any amount. A Zoom link will be provided after registration. \nThe Urban History Seminars have been generously underwritten by the Chicago History Museum since 1983.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/virtual-urban-history-seminar-spiritual-criminals/
LOCATION:Zoom\, from anywhere
CATEGORIES:Free Event,Urban History Seminar,Virtual Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250114T153000
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CREATED:20241126T200728Z
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SUMMARY:Teacher Workshop | Teaching the Legacy of Emmett Till
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URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/teacher-workshop-teaching-the-legacy-of-emmett-till/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educator Workshop
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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT! Partner Event | Screening of The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
DESCRIPTION:Presented in partnership with Chicago Sinfonietta\, join us for a FREE screening of The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat\, complete with Q&A with author and Chicago Sinfonietta cellist Edward Kelsey Moore\, and performance by the Chicago Sinfonietta’s String Quartet. \nA literary and musical masterpiece\, this heartwarming film is based on Edward Kelsey Moore’s NYT best-selling novel with an award-winning soundtrack composed by Kathryn Bostic\, former Artist-in-Residence for the Chicago Sinfonietta. The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat follows lifelong best friends Odette (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor)\, Barbara Jean (Sanaa Lathan)\, and Clarice (Uzo Aduba) known as “The Supremes\,” who share the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood from decades of weathering life’s storms. Through the joys and sorrows of life\, marriage and children\, happiness and blues\, love and loss\, new shades of heartbreak and illness threaten to stir up the past when the trio sees their bond put to the test as they face their most challenging times yet. \nFree; RSVP required.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/partner-event-screening-of-the-supremes-at-earls-all-you-can-eat/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Free Event,Partner Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240913T160000
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SUMMARY:Partner Event | Design as Activism Symposium
DESCRIPTION:As calls for racial justice\, climate action\, and gender equity grow louder and more urgent\, designers\, activists\, and makers ask: How can we challenge social inequities and systemic oppression in order to activate a better tomorrow? \nIn partnership with the Chicago History Museum\, the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) is offering a two-day\, public Design as Activism Symposium convening design leaders and community organizers in Chicago to explore community-led design approaches that bring about positive impact and to consider the evolving partnership between design as activism. \nIn addition to virtual presentations and other pop-up events throughout Chicago\, on Friday\, September 13\, the Museum is hosting two workshops and several tours of our newest exhibition\, Designing for Change: Chicago Protest Art of the 1960s–70s. \nFree and open to the public until full. Registration required for workshops. Public tours of Designing for Change meet at the gallery entrance on the 2nd floor. \nSchedule\n10:00–11:15 a.m. – Healing Justice Workshop \n11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. – Tour of Designing for Change exhibition \n1:00–2:00 p.m. – Tour of Designing for Change exhibition \n1:00–3:00 p.m. – Intro to Craftivism Workshop with Shannon Downey of Badass Cross Stitch \n3:00–4:00 p.m. – Tour of Designing for Change exhibition \nPlease visit the Design as Activism Symposium website for more information or to register for workshops and virtual online sessions. \nThis event is supported by the Terra Foundation as part of its Art Design Chicago.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/partner-event-design-as-activism-symposium/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner Event
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