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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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Drawing by Franklin McMahon of Moses Wright testifiying at Emmett Till trial.

Summer Screenings | Love Affair(s)

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!

SOLD OUT! Member Event | Garden Tour

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

CHM members are invited on this exclusive tour of our Richard M. and Shirley H. Jaffee History Trail led by Vivant Gardening Services owner Kasey Eaves!

Civic Season

Civic Season | Independence Day 2025

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

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?

Summer Screenings | Kangaroo Island

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!

Civic Season

Civic Season | Civic Saturday

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

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.

Walking Tour – Old Town

Walking Tour | Historic Old Town

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

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.

Summer Screenings | The Queen of My Dreams

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!

Civic Season

Civic Season | Civic Saturday

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

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.

Summer Screenings | The Girls Are Alright

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!

Summer Screenings | Born For You

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!

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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