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SUMMARY:Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast
DESCRIPTION:Join a CHM History Buff volunteer guide and whisk away to a time when Chicago’s rich and famous caroused on the coast. “Gold Coast” refers to a stretch of expensive lakefront property occupied by the city’s wealthiest residents. Before the opening of the Michigan Avenue Bridge (now DuSable Bridge) in 1920\, it was isolated from the downtown business district and home to only a few wealthy families\, such as the McCormicks\, Palmers\, and Ryersons. \nThe area soon became the heart of the upper crust of Chicago society. Sociologist Harvey Warren Zorbaugh\, who claimed that college boys returning from the East Coast dubbed the area the “Gold Coast\,” immortalized it in his book The Gold Coast and the Slum: A Sociological Study of Chicago’s Near North Side (University of Chicago Press\, 1929; reprint 1983). The density of wealth in the Gold Coast buffered it against the deterioration that threatened other portions of the North Side in the 1950s. \nGaze at ornate architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan\, step onto a rare wood-block alleyway\, and take in Chicago’s early mansions\, including the Archbishop’s Residence. \nTour runs 1.5 to 2 hours. Meet at the Chicago History Museum. \nTour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum\, good for one week from tour date.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/walking-tour-glitterati-on-the-gold-coast-8-2/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:City Tour,Walking Tour
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T041118Z
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SUMMARY:Summer Screenings | U Are the Universe
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/summer-screenings-u-are-the-universe/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Free Event,Partner Event
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DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250414T171022Z
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SUMMARY:Walking Tour | Lincoln Park’s Lost History   
DESCRIPTION:From 1843 until the late mid-1860s\, what is now Lincoln Park and the Lincoln Park Zoo was the Chicago City Cemetery. After the park was named for Abraham Lincoln after his assassination\, graves were moved to more distant cemeteries\, but evidence of the cemetery’s past remains. 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. \nContent warning: Discussion of death by suicide in association with the High Bridge.  \n$25; $22.50 members \nTour runs about 90 minutes\, begins at the Chicago History Museum\, and ends at 2122 N. Clark St. \nTour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum\, good for one week from tour date. \nMasks are optional for our outdoor walking tours. Learn more about our COVID-19 safety policies and procedures.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/walking-tour-lincoln-parks-lost-history-july-27/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:City Tour,Walking Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250723T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250723T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250508T040126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T040126Z
UID:10000457-1753295400-1753295400@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Summer Screenings | Jippie No More!
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/summer-screenings-jippie-no-more/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Free Event,Partner Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250723T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250723T193000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250421T214940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T192414Z
UID:10000421-1753293600-1753299000@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Member Event | Garden Tour
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy the outdoors with a members-only tour of our Richard M. and Shirley H. Jaffee History Trail\, led by Vivant Gardening Services owner Kasey Eaves! Learn more about the trail’s history\, as well as its natural and historical features. \nFree; advance registration required. Please note that tickets are limited due to the nature of the event. \nPlease monitor your email inboxes on the day of the tour for any changes or cancellations due to inclement weather.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/member-event-garden-tour-july-23-pm/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Event,Member Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250719T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250719T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250501T161811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T161811Z
UID:10000443-1752919200-1752926400@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Walking Tour | Historic Old Town
DESCRIPTION:The Chicago History Museum sits on the edge of Old Town\, a neighborhood rich in history. The Chicago area was home to the Potawatomi\, whose villages were built on these lands. After they were forcibly removed\, German farmers settled there to make their homes. Since then\, it has served as an enclave for Puerto Rican migrants\, a home to the first gay rights organization in the US\, as well a vibrant arts scene. \nJoin CHM volunteer Carol Fitzgibbons to explore stories of recovery from the 1871 Great Chicago Fire and the neighborhood as the center of Chicago bohemianism in the 1960s and ’70s. Highlights include a post-Fire shelter cottage\, the Midwest Buddhist Temple\, numerous historic residences\, and St. Michael’s Church\, one of only seven buildings to survive the fire. \n$25\, $22.50 members  \nTour runs 1.5 to 2 hours. Meet at the Chicago History Museum.  \nTour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum\, good for one week from tour date.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/walking-tour-historic-old-town-7-19/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:City Tour,Walking Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250719T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250719T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250423T161910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T161910Z
UID:10000427-1752919200-1752926400@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast
DESCRIPTION:Join a CHM History Buff volunteer guide and whisk away to a time when Chicago’s rich and famous caroused on the coast. “Gold Coast” refers to a stretch of expensive lakefront property occupied by the city’s wealthiest residents. Before the opening of the Michigan Avenue Bridge (now DuSable Bridge) in 1920\, it was isolated from the downtown business district and home to only a few wealthy families\, such as the McCormicks\, Palmers\, and Ryersons. \nThe area soon became the heart of the upper crust of Chicago society. Sociologist Harvey Warren Zorbaugh\, who claimed that college boys returning from the East Coast dubbed the area the “Gold Coast\,” immortalized it in his book The Gold Coast and the Slum: A Sociological Study of Chicago’s Near North Side (University of Chicago Press\, 1929; reprint 1983). The density of wealth in the Gold Coast buffered it against the deterioration that threatened other portions of the North Side in the 1950s. \nGaze at ornate architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan\, step onto a rare wood-block alleyway\, and take in Chicago’s early mansions\, including the Archbishop’s Residence. \nTour runs 1.5 to 2 hours. Meet at the Chicago History Museum. \nTour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum\, good for one week from tour date.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/walking-tour-glitterati-on-the-gold-coast-7-19/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:City Tour,Walking Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250716T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250716T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250508T035823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T040044Z
UID:10000456-1752690600-1752690600@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Summer Screenings | Salvador
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/summer-screenings-salvador/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Free Event,Partner Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250716T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250716T193000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250421T220511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T142750Z
UID:10000423-1752688800-1752694200@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:SOLD OUT! Member Event | Garden Tour
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy the outdoors with a members-only tour of our Richard M. and Shirley H. Jaffee History Trail\, led by Vivant Gardening Services owner Kasey Eaves! Learn more about the trail’s history\, as well as its natural and historical features. \nFree; advance registration required. Please note that tickets are limited due to the nature of the event. \nPlease monitor your email inboxes on the day of the tour for any changes or cancellations due to inclement weather.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/member-event-garden-tour-july-16-pm/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Event,Member Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250716T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250716T113000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250421T215806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T182822Z
UID:10000422-1752660000-1752665400@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:SOLD OUT! Member Event | Garden Tour
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy the outdoors with a members-only tour of our Richard M. and Shirley H. Jaffee History Trail\, led by Vivant Gardening Services owner Kasey Eaves! Learn more about the trail’s history\, as well as its natural and historical features. \nFree; advance registration required. Please note that tickets are limited due to the nature of the event. \nPlease monitor your email inboxes on the day of the tour for any changes or cancellations due to inclement weather.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/member-event-garden-tour-july-16-am/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Event,Member Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250715T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250715T223000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250703T152409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250703T152409Z
UID:10000487-1752611400-1752618600@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Movies in the Parks | Selena
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/movies-in-the-parks-selena/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Free Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250709T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250709T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250508T035554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T035554Z
UID:10000455-1752085800-1752085800@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Summer Screenings | Love Affair(s)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/summer-screenings-love-affairs/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Free Event,Partner Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250708T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250708T113000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250421T212711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T181640Z
UID:10000420-1751968800-1751974200@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:SOLD OUT! Member Event | Garden Tour
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy the outdoors with a members-only tour of our Richard M. and Shirley H. Jaffee History Trail\, led by Vivant Gardening Services owner Kasey Eaves! Learn more about the trail’s history\, as well as its natural and historical features. \nFree; advance registration required. Please note that tickets are limited due to the nature of the event. \nPlease monitor your email inboxes on the day of the tour for any changes or cancellations due to inclement weather.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/member-event-garden-tour-july-8-morning/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Event,Member Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250704T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250704T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250605T174657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T165003Z
UID:10000463-1751623200-1751644800@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Civic Season | Independence Day 2025
DESCRIPTION:Chicago’s story isn’t finished—it’s being written by you. \nThe Chicago History Museum collaborates with local community leaders\, artists\, and youth to set the stage every summer for Civic Season in partnership with Made By Us. Instead of a single commemorative event on Independence Day\, our programming starts Juneteenth and continues with Civic Saturdays all leading toward our final program on Independence Day. Together\, we’re learning from the past to write a better future. What will your chapter add to Chicago’s story? \nWhat actions will you take to be a more engaged citizen? How will you stay informed about issues affecting your community? Find inspiration\, connect with community-serving organizations\, and explore your creativity with multiple civic art workshops. \nIncluded with general admission. Free Ticket Day for Illinois residents. \n  \nSchedule\n\n10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. \n\n\nOutdoor activities\nLocated in the East Plaza behind the museum.\n\n10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.\n\nOur 250th Wish Wall\n1st Floor\, Guild Gallery \nDesign Together: Museums as Civic Spaces\n1st Floor\, Guild Gallery \nCivic Superpower Quiz\n2nd Floor\, Jo Baskin Minow Lobby \nLeague of Women Voters\n2nd Floor\, Jo Baskin Minow Lobby \n“Ask Me Volunteers”\n2nd Floor\, Exhibition Galleries \nButton Making for Change\n2nd Floor\, Chicago Room \nFace Painting\n2nd Floor\, Chicago Room \n11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.\n\nFreedom Song Sing Along with Lenny Marsh and Friends\n1st Floor\, McCormick Theater \n\n12:00–2:00 p.m.\n\nPoems While You Wait\n2nd Floor\, Jo Baskin Minow Lobby \n12:00–1:00 p.m.\n\nHot Dog Trivia\n2nd Floor\, Chicago Room \n\n1:00–2:00 p.m.\n\nKeynote Speaker – Kate Masur\n1st Floor\, McCormick Theater \n\n3:00–4:00 p.m.\n\nJuly 4th Closeout Musical Performance with Wanye Williams\n1st Floor\, McCormick Theater \n  \nPresented in partnership with\n \nThe 2025 Civic Season is made possible thanks to generous support from Mars Wrigley AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate\, P&G\, StickerGiant\, Frontline Impact Project\, KIND and other supporters and collaborators.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/civic-season-july-4-2025/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civic Season,Free Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250702T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250702T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250508T034642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T034642Z
UID:10000454-1751481000-1751481000@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Summer Screenings | Kangaroo Island
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/summer-screenings-kangaroo-island/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Free Event,Partner Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250628T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250628T153000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250605T183028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T180503Z
UID:10000464-1751104800-1751124600@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Civic Season | Civic Saturday
DESCRIPTION:Chicago’s story isn’t finished—it’s being written by you. \nThe Chicago History Museum collaborates with local community leaders\, artists\, and youth to set the stage every summer for Civic Season in partnership with Made By Us. Instead of a single commemorative event on Independence Day\, our programming starts Juneteenth and continues with Civic Saturdays all leading toward our final program on Independence Day. Together\, we’re learning from the past to write a better future. What will your chapter add to Chicago’s story? \nJoin us 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. \nIncluded with general admission. Free Ticket Day for Illinois residents. \n  \nSchedule\n10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.\n\nOur 250th Wish Wall\n1st Floor\, Guild Gallery \nDesign Together: Museums as Civic Spaces\n1st Floor\, Guild Gallery \nQuestions for Civic Love: Gen Z Edition\n2nd Floor\, Jo Baskin Minow Lobby \nButton-Making for Change\n2nd Floor\, Jo Baskin Minow Lobby \nDesigning for Change “Ask Me Volunteers”\n2nd Floor\, Special Exhibitions \nIDEA Cart\n2nd Floor\, Jo Baskin Minow Lobby \n2:00–3:30 p.m.\n\nPanel Discussion | “Support as Civic Action: Lessons from Chicago’s Community Service Leaders”\n\nGreg Storms\, Sr. Manager of Public & Community Engagement\, Chicago History Museum\, Moderator\nM Nelson\, Manager of City Policy\, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless\nLuke Romesberg\, PhD\, Senior Director of Youth Programming\, Center on Halsted\n\n1st Floor\, McCormick Theater \n\n  \nPresented in partnership with\n \nThe 2025 Civic Season is made possible thanks to generous support from Mars Wrigley AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate\, P&G\, StickerGiant\, Frontline Impact Project\, KIND and other supporters and collaborators.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/civic-season-6-28-2025/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civic Season,Free Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250628T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250628T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250501T145752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T145752Z
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SUMMARY:Walking Tour | Historic Old Town
DESCRIPTION:The Chicago History Museum sits on the edge of Old Town\, a neighborhood rich in history. The Chicago area was home to the Potawatomi\, whose villages were built on these lands. After they were forcibly removed\, German farmers settled there to make their homes. Since then\, it has served as an enclave for Puerto Rican migrants\, a home to the first gay rights organization in the US\, as well a vibrant arts scene. \nJoin CHM volunteer Carol Fitzgibbons to explore stories of recovery from the 1871 Great Chicago Fire and the neighborhood as the center of Chicago bohemianism in the 1960s and ’70s. Highlights include a post-Fire shelter cottage\, the Midwest Buddhist Temple\, numerous historic residences\, and St. Michael’s Church\, one of only seven buildings to survive the fire. \n$25\, $22.50 members  \nTour runs 1.5 to 2 hours. Meet at the Chicago History Museum.  \nTour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum\, good for one week from tour date.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/walking-tour-historic-old-town-june-28/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:City Tour,Walking Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250628T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250628T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250423T161612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T161612Z
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SUMMARY:Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast
DESCRIPTION:Join a CHM History Buff volunteer guide and whisk away to a time when Chicago’s rich and famous caroused on the coast. “Gold Coast” refers to a stretch of expensive lakefront property occupied by the city’s wealthiest residents. Before the opening of the Michigan Avenue Bridge (now DuSable Bridge) in 1920\, it was isolated from the downtown business district and home to only a few wealthy families\, such as the McCormicks\, Palmers\, and Ryersons. \nThe area soon became the heart of the upper crust of Chicago society. Sociologist Harvey Warren Zorbaugh\, who claimed that college boys returning from the East Coast dubbed the area the “Gold Coast\,” immortalized it in his book The Gold Coast and the Slum: A Sociological Study of Chicago’s Near North Side (University of Chicago Press\, 1929; reprint 1983). The density of wealth in the Gold Coast buffered it against the deterioration that threatened other portions of the North Side in the 1950s. \nGaze at ornate architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan\, step onto a rare wood-block alleyway\, and take in Chicago’s early mansions\, including the Archbishop’s Residence. \nTour runs 1.5 to 2 hours. Meet at the Chicago History Museum. \n$25; $22.50 members  \nTour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum\, good for one week from tour date.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/walking-tour-glitterati-on-the-gold-coast-june-28/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:City Tour,Walking Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250625T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250625T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250508T034205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T034242Z
UID:10000453-1750876200-1750876200@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Summer Screenings | The Queen of My Dreams
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/summer-screenings-the-queen-of-my-dreams/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Free Event,Partner Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250621T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250621T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250605T180550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250616T185920Z
UID:10000465-1750500000-1750521600@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Civic Season | Civic Saturday
DESCRIPTION:Chicago’s story isn’t finished—it’s being written by you. \nThe Chicago History Museum collaborates with local community leaders\, artists\, and youth to set the stage every summer for Civic Season in partnership with Made By Us. Instead of a single commemorative event on Independence Day\, our programming starts Juneteenth and continues with Civic Saturdays all leading toward our final program on Independence Day. Together\, we’re learning from the past to write a better future. What will your chapter add to Chicago’s story? \nJoin us 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. \nIncluded with general admission. Free Ticket Day for Illinois residents. \n  \nSchedule\n10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.\n\nFloating Museum – Founders\nLocated in park near the beginning of the History Trail\, corner of LaSalle and Clark Sts.\n\n10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.\n\nOur 250th Wish Wall\n1st Floor\, Guild Gallery \nDesign Together: Museums as Civic Spaces\n1st Floor\, Guild Gallery \nQuestions for Civic Love: Gen Z Edition\n2nd Floor\, Jo Baskin Minow Lobby \nButton-Making for Change\n2nd Floor\, Jo Baskin Minow Lobby \nDesigning for Change “Ask Me Volunteers”\n2nd Floor\, Special Exhibitions \nIDEA Cart\n2nd Floor\, Jo Baskin Minow Lobby \nPaleta Reina de Sabores\nLocated outside the Museum. \n11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.\n\nGuided Tours\n11:00 a.m.: Chicago: Crossroads of America\n2nd Floor\, Permanent Exhibition \n12:00 p.m.: Designing for Change: Chicago Protest Art of the 1960s–70s\n2nd Floor\, Special Exhibitions \n1:00 p.m.: Designing for Change: Chicago Protest Art of the 1960s–70s\n2nd Floor\, Special Exhibitions \n2:00–3:30 p.m.\n\nTonika Johnson – “Folded Map Project” Interactive Talk and Mapping Activity\n1st Floor\, McCormick Theater \n  \nPresented in partnership with\n \nThe 2025 Civic Season is made possible thanks to generous support from Mars Wrigley AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate\, P&G\, StickerGiant\, Frontline Impact Project\, KIND and other supporters and collaborators.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/civic-season-6-21-2025/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civic Season,Free Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250618T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250618T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250508T033952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T033952Z
UID:10000452-1750271400-1750271400@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Summer Screenings | The Girls Are Alright
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/summer-screenings-the-girls-are-alright/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Free Event,Partner Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250618T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250618T193000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250422T151315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T151315Z
UID:10000424-1750269600-1750275000@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Member Event | Lincoln Park Stories: Statues\, Graves\, and Rampaging Animals
DESCRIPTION:Did you know the Chicago History Museum is situated on the southernmost point of Lincoln Park? Join author Connie Fairbanks and Chicago History podcast host Tommy Henry to learn more about the history of the park\, featuring stories of its statues\, graves\, and wily wildlife! \nFree; advance registration required.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/member-event-lincoln-park-stories-statues-graves-and-rampaging-animals/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Event,Member Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250611T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250611T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250508T033745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T033745Z
UID:10000451-1749666600-1749666600@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Summer Screenings | Born For You
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/summer-screenings-born-for-you/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Free Event,Partner Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250610T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250610T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250411T160343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T160606Z
UID:10000383-1749576600-1749585600@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:The Costume Council Presents | "Dressed: The History of Fashion" Live Podcast Recording
DESCRIPTION:Named “the golden standard in fashion podcasting” by Vogue\, Dressed: The History of Fashion is one of the top fashion history podcasts in the world with over 20 million downloads and 500+ episodes across seven seasons. The award-nominated series examines the incredibly rich and complex histories behind the clothes we wear. \nFollowing their annual meeting\, the Costume Council of the Chicago History Museum invites you to a live recording of Dressed featuring host Cassidy Zachary with special guest CHM costume collection manager Jessica Pushor\, as they discuss the exhibition Dressed in History: A Costume Collection Retrospective. \nPast notable guests include model Pat Cleveland\, TV personality Tim Gunn\, Pulitzer-prize winning fashion journalist Robin Givhan\, RuPaul’s long-time costume designer Zaldy\, Miss Mary Wilson of The Supremes\, and legendary fashion designers Normal Kamali and Barbara Hulanicki. Dressed’s two-part interview with Jessica Pushor about the Chicago History Museum’s Costume and Textile Collection remains one of the show’s most popular. \n$80; $60 Costume Council members \nQuestions? Contact Nell McKeown at mckeown@chicagohistory.org or (312) 799-2112. \nSchedule\n5:30 p.m. – Costume Council annual meeting (members only)\n6:30 p.m. – Live recording of Dressed: The History of Fashion\n7:30 p.m. – Reception with drinks & light bites\n8:00 p.m. – Evening concludes
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/the-costume-council-presents-dressed-the-history-of-fashion-live-podcast-recording/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Costume Council
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250604T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250604T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250508T033350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T033350Z
UID:10000450-1749061800-1749061800@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Summer Screenings | From Hilde\, With Love
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/summer-screenings-from-hilde-with-love/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Free Event,Partner Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250601T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250601T133000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250414T164833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250509T170915Z
UID:10000398-1748779200-1748784600@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Walking Tour | Lincoln Park’s Lost History   
DESCRIPTION:From 1843 until the late mid-1860s\, what is now Lincoln Park and the Lincoln Park Zoo was the Chicago City Cemetery. After the park was named for Abraham Lincoln after his assassination\, graves were moved to more distant cemeteries\, but evidence of the cemetery’s past remains. 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. \nContent warning: Discussion of death by suicide in association with the High Bridge.  \n$25; $22.50 members \nTour runs about 90 minutes\, begins at the Chicago History Museum\, and ends at 2122 N. Clark St. \nTour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum\, good for one week from tour date. \nMasks are optional for our outdoor walking tours. Learn more about our COVID-19 safety policies and procedures.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/walking-tour-lincoln-parks-lost-history-june-1/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:City Tour,Walking Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250531T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250531T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250423T161024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T161024Z
UID:10000426-1748685600-1748692800@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast
DESCRIPTION:Join a CHM History Buff volunteer guide and whisk away to a time when Chicago’s rich and famous caroused on the coast. “Gold Coast” refers to a stretch of expensive lakefront property occupied by the city’s wealthiest residents. Before the opening of the Michigan Avenue Bridge (now DuSable Bridge) in 1920\, it was isolated from the downtown business district and home to only a few wealthy families\, such as the McCormicks\, Palmers\, and Ryersons. \nThe area soon became the heart of the upper crust of Chicago society. Sociologist Harvey Warren Zorbaugh\, who claimed that college boys returning from the East Coast dubbed the area the “Gold Coast\,” immortalized it in his book The Gold Coast and the Slum: A Sociological Study of Chicago’s Near North Side (University of Chicago Press\, 1929; reprint 1983). The density of wealth in the Gold Coast buffered it against the deterioration that threatened other portions of the North Side in the 1950s. \nGaze at ornate architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan\, step onto a rare wood-block alleyway\, and take in Chicago’s early mansions\, including the Archbishop’s Residence. \nTour runs 1.5 to 2 hours. Meet at the Chicago History Museum. \n$25; $22.50 members  \nTour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum\, good for one week from tour date.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/walking-tour-glitterati-on-the-gold-coast-may-31/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:City Tour,Walking Tour
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250528T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250528T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250213T153042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T143920Z
UID:10000359-1748448000-1748462400@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Member Event | Members’ Open House
DESCRIPTION: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! \nThe North & Clark Café and Museum Store will also be open for members and Historical Alliance to redeem their Double Discount Week perks. \nMuseum staff will lead exclusive experiences in behind-the-scenes areas. We will offer tickets to these experiences on a first-come\, first-served basis at the event. \nFree; advance registration required.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/member-event-members-open-house-2/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Member Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250523
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250531
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250512T174415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T174415Z
UID:10000449-1747958400-1748649599@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Members’ Double Discount Week
DESCRIPTION:For one week\, CHM members and Historical Alliance get 20 percent off at the Museum Store and North & Clark Café. Now is the perfect time to buy a gift for the grad in your life\, get an early start on shopping for Father’s Day\, or finally grab a copy of the Dressed in History: A Costume Collection Retrospective catalogue.    \nShopping for someone with a sweet tooth? Pick up some Hojarasca® Cookies\, which are exclusive to CHM! 
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/members-double-discount-week-5-2025/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Member Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250521T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250521T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T140650
CREATED:20250428T214240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250507T211556Z
UID:10000441-1747850400-1747857600@www.chicagohistory.org
SUMMARY:Partner Event | Invisible Giants: Honoring Black Women’s History
DESCRIPTION:As efforts to rewrite the past intensify\, we turn to history—and amplify it. Join us for a conversation with influential speakers as we confront erasure and celebrate the enduring impact of Black women’s contributions across generations: \n\nEssence McDowell\, documentary creator and coauthor of Lifting As They Climbed: Mapping a History of Trailblazing Black Women in Chicago\nMariame Kaba\, abolitionist\, educator\, and New York Times bestselling author\nZetta Elliott\, award-winning author and scholar\nPilar Audain\, executive director of Truth\, Racial Healing and Transformation\, Greater Chicago\n\nAt the heart of the event is the premiere of Invisible Giants\, a documentary by McDowell\, that illuminates the untold stories of Black women in Chicago and underscores the importance of preserving and honoring these vital histories. \nHear from these voices from across movements\, education\, and the arts to confront the silences in our collective history and amplify the contributions of Black women that have too often been diminished\, ignored\, or deliberately overlooked. Together\, we reclaim space for the leadership\, creativity and care that has shaped Chicago—and the nation. \nWe will also introduce a new standards-aligned curriculum\, Lifting As We Teach. The resource is designed to empower educators to bring Black women’s histories into classrooms and connect young people to past legacies and future possibilities. \nFree; RSVP required.  \nSchedule\n6:00 p.m. – Reception\n6:30 p.m. – Program begins\n8:00 p.m. – Event concludes \nCo-Sponsors\nTruth\, Racial Healing\, and Transformation: Truth\, Racial Healing\, and Transformation (TRHT) Chicago; Chicago Teachers Union; The Blackivists; Learning Dimensions; Chicago Women’s Leadership Center at UIC.
URL:https://www.chicagohistory.org/event/partner-event-invisible-giants-honoring-black-womens-history/
LOCATION:Chicago History Museum\, 1601 N. Clark St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Event,Partner Event
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