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Join us to celebrate the opening of Designing for Change: Chicago Protest Art of the 1960s–70s!
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Delia Fernández-Jones of Michigan State University presents “Telling Our Stories: Using Historical Scholarship to Combat Black and Latinx Displacement in Grand Rapids, Michigan.”
Carie Rael of California State University, Long Beach, presents “The Happiest Place on Earth? Latinx Organizing against Policing and Displacement in Anaheim and Santa Ana from 1995 to 2012.”
Gordon Mantler of George Washington University presents “The Multiracial Promise: Coalition, Mayoral Politics, and the Legacy of Harold Washington.”
Designed for educators, this two-part workshop features Scritch, Scratch: A Ghost Story with author Lindsay Currie joining us in the second session.
Andrew Hurley of the University of Missouri–St. Louis presents “Death, Despondency, and Hysteria in the American City: The All But Forgotten Heat Wave of 1936."
Join Zbigniew Banas, Michael J. Kutza, and Jan M. Lorys as they discuss the relationship between Chicago and Polish film.
CHM curator Rebekah Coffman and Chris Redgrave, architectural photographer at Historic England present “How to Save a Building with a Camera: Architectural Photography and Its Role in the Preservation Movement in London and Chicago, 1960s-2020s.”
Betsy Schlabach of Lawrence University presents “Tracking Black Women's Informal Labor in Chicago's Municipal and Carceral Archives: A Closer Look at Bronzeville's Policy Game.”
Join us on Zoom as author Erik Rebain discusses the new aspects of Nathan Leopold explored in his book, Arrested Adolescence: The Secret Life of Nathan Leopold (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023).
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.
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.
