Partner Event | Dave Truitt Film Series – “Holding Pattern”
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILJoin us for the FREE premiere of Holding Pattern, a documentary that explores the controversial proposed third Chicago airport.
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City Tour | Walking Tour
OUT at CHM | North Side LGBTQIA+ Stories Walking Tour
Sat. June 13, 10:00 AM
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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Costume Council Annual Meeting | Exclusive Preview & Fall Exhibition Announcement
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILFollowing their annual meeting, the Costume Council of the Chicago History Museum invites you to a presentation by guest curator Olivia Mahoney and CHM costume collection manager Jessica Pushor on CHM’s highly anticipated fall exhibition.
Movies in the Parks | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILPresented in partnership with the Chicago Park District, join us in the Museum's backyard for a FREE screening of To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (Universal Pictures, 1995).
The Guild Presents | A Celebration of Liberty
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILThe Guild of the Chicago History Museum invites you to a conversation featuring award-winning filmmaker Sarah Botstein and WTTW's Geoffrey Baer.
Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILJoin 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
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILJoin 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.
Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILJoin a CHM History Buff volunteer guide and whisk away to a time when Chicago’s rich and famous caroused on the coast.
Film Screening | The Three Urns (2026)
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILThe Chicago History Museum is proud to be a venue for the Chicago International Film Festival's Summer Screenings series!
2026 NCSS TPS Methods Academy – Midwest
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILThe National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) is proud to invite methods professors, doctoral students, and classroom teachers to a special free professional learning institute this summer!
Member Event | Preview of “Facing Freedom”
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILCHM members are invited to an exclusive preview of the newly refreshed Facing Freedom exhibition before it opens to the public. The evening includes presentations by key staff members, including Peter T. Alter, the Gary T. Johnson Chief Historian and Director of the Studs Terkel Center for Oral History.
Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILJoin a CHM History Buff volunteer guide and whisk away to a time when Chicago’s rich and famous caroused on the coast.
Film Screening | Portrait of a Certain Orient (2024)
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, ILThe Chicago History Museum is proud to be a venue for the Chicago International Film Festival's Summer Screenings series!
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.
