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Opening Weekend of Designing for Change

Sun. May 19, 12:00 PM

Join us to celebrate the opening of Designing for Change: Chicago Protest Art of the 1960s–70s!

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Walking Tour | Pilsen Murals

National Museum of Mexican Art 1852 W. 19th St., Chicago, IL

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.

Walking Tour | Hyde Park Murals

Pepperland Apartment building 1509–1517 E. 57th Street, Chicago, IL

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.

Summer Screenings | Lies We Tell

Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL

The Chicago History Museum is excited to be a host again for Summer Screenings, Cinema/Chicago’s annual free film series!

Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast

Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL

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 | Sheffield Stroll

Fullerton Red/Brown Line L stop 943 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL

Join CHM History Buff volunteer guide Dave Gudewicz to explore the history of the Sheffield/DePaul neighborhood.

Walking Tour | Historic Old Town

Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL

On this tour, explore stories of recovery from the 1871 Great Chicago Fire and the neighborhood as the center of Chicago bohemianism in the 1960s and 1970s.

Movies in the Park | Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL

Get settled on the Museum’s plaza in Lincoln Park with your chairs and blankets, and enjoy these free films at dusk on select summer nights.

Summer Screenings | Killing Jesus

Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL

The Chicago History Museum is excited to be a host again for Summer Screenings, Cinema/Chicago’s annual free film series!

Walking Tour | Paseo Boricua & Humboldt Park

Ciclo Urbano 2459 W. Division St., Chicago, IL

Join professional guide and local resident Eduardo Arocho on a walk through Humboldt Park. Located on Chicago’s Northwest Side, the Division Street area (a.k.a. Paseo Boricua), with its stores and restaurants, is home to Chicago’s Puerto Rican community.

Walking Tour | Hyde Park Murals

Pepperland Apartment building 1509–1517 E. 57th Street, Chicago, IL

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.

Walking Tour | Paseo Boricua & Humboldt Park

Ciclo Urbano 2459 W. Division St., Chicago, IL

Join professional guide and local resident Eduardo Arocho on a walk through Humboldt Park. Located on Chicago’s Northwest Side, the Division Street area (a.k.a. Paseo Boricua), with its stores and restaurants, is home to Chicago’s Puerto Rican community.

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.

History Happy Hour 2/26/2019

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.

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