Members’ Double Discount Week
From Friday, May 23, through Friday, May 30, CHM members and Historical Alliance get 20 percent off at the Museum Store and North & Clark Café!
Events at CHM
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Lecture | The Guild
The Guild Presents | Sketching Emmett Till’s Legacy
Thu. Nov. 6, 10:00 AM
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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Member Event | Members’ Open House
Member Event | Members’ Open House
Our annual Members’ Open House provides members and Historical Alliance with exclusive access to the Museum’s exhibitions, collections, and staff. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to go behind the scenes and learn more about the Museum!
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Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast
Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast
Join a CHM History Buff volunteer guide and whisk away to a time when Chicago’s rich and famous caroused on the coast.
Walking Tour | Pilsen Murals
Walking Tour | Pilsen Murals
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.
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Walking Tour | Lincoln Park’s Lost History
Walking Tour | Lincoln Park’s Lost History
On this walking tour guide and researcher Tony Szabelski, explore the park’s history from the Couch Tomb to the tragic deaths along the High Bridge and the site of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Content warning: Discussion of death by suicide in association with the High Bridge.
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Summer Screenings | From Hilde, With Love
Summer Screenings | From Hilde, With Love
The Chicago History Museum is excited to be a host again for Summer Screenings, Cinema/Chicago’s annual free film series!
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Walking Tour | Paseo Boricua and Humboldt Park
Walking Tour | Paseo Boricua and Humboldt Park
Join professional guide and local resident Eduardo Arocho on a walk through Humboldt Park.
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Walking Tour | Bronzeville
Walking Tour | Bronzeville
Author and historian Bernard Turner leads this walking tour that highlights Chicago’s most influential African Americans and their contributions to the city.
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The Costume Council Presents | “Dressed: The History of Fashion” Live Podcast Recording
The Costume Council Presents | “Dressed: The History of Fashion” Live Podcast Recording
The Costume Council of the Chicago History Museum invites you to a live recording of Dressed: The History of Fashion featuring host Cassidy Zachary with CHM costume collection manager Jessica Pushor.
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Summer Screenings | Born For You
Summer Screenings | Born For You
The Chicago History Museum is excited to be a host again for Summer Screenings, Cinema/Chicago’s annual free film series!
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OUT at CHM Walking Tour | North Side LGBTQIA+ Stories
OUT at CHM Walking Tour | North Side LGBTQIA+ Stories
Led by Mike McMains of Tours with Mike, this tour explores the businesses and organizations in the Northalsted (formerly Boystown) area in Lakeview.
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Walking Tour | Hyde Park Murals
Walking Tour | Hyde Park Murals
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.
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Member Event | Lincoln Park Stories: Statues, Graves, and Rampaging Animals
Member Event | Lincoln Park Stories: Statues, Graves, and Rampaging Animals
CHM members are invited to this exclusive talk featuring author Connie Fairbanks and Chicago History podcast host Tommy Henry.
Summer Screenings | The Girls Are Alright
Summer Screenings | The Girls Are Alright
The Chicago History Museum is excited to be a host again for Summer Screenings, Cinema/Chicago’s annual free film series!
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Partner Event | Civic Season Juneteenth
Partner Event | Civic Season Juneteenth
Join us as we start Civic Season at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center’s Juneteenth Annual Community BBQ celebration! We're supporting our partner in commemoration of Juneteenth and the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States of America.
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Walking Tour | Paseo Boricua and Humboldt Park
Walking Tour | Paseo Boricua and Humboldt Park
Join professional guide and local resident Eduardo Arocho on a walk through Humboldt Park.
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OUT at CHM | Downtown LGBTQIA+ Stories Walking Tour
OUT at CHM | Downtown LGBTQIA+ Stories Walking Tour
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.
Civic Season | Civic Saturday
Civic Season | Civic Saturday
Join us for Civic Season as we explore the city’s activist history to transform your ideas into action through workshops, tours, art projects, and documentaries about today’s issues.
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Walking Tour | Sheffield Stroll
Walking Tour | Sheffield Stroll
Join CHM History Buff volunteer guide Dave Gudewicz to explore the history of the Sheffield/DePaul neighborhood.
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Summer Screenings | The Queen of My Dreams
Summer Screenings | The Queen of My Dreams
The Chicago History Museum is excited to be a host again for Summer Screenings, Cinema/Chicago’s annual free film series!
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Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast
Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast
Join a CHM History Buff volunteer guide and whisk away to a time when Chicago’s rich and famous caroused on the coast.
Walking Tour | Historic Old Town
Walking Tour | Historic Old Town
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.
Civic Season | Civic Saturday
Civic Season | Civic Saturday
Join us for Civic Season as we explore the city’s activist history to transform your ideas into action through workshops, tours, art projects, and documentaries about today’s issues.
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Walking Tour | Historic Prairie Avenue
Walking Tour | Historic Prairie Avenue
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.
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Summer Screenings | Kangaroo Island
Summer Screenings | Kangaroo Island
The Chicago History Museum is excited to be a host again for Summer Screenings, Cinema/Chicago’s annual free film series!
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Civic Season | Independence Day 2025
Civic Season | Independence Day 2025
It's Civic Season! Find inspiration, connect with community-serving organizations, and explore your creativity with multiple civic art workshops. What will your chapter add to Chicago’s story?
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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.
