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Name: Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott
Start: 2022-05-18T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2022-05-18T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Chicago Cultural Center

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May 16, 2022: Apr1
Oct30
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions
Ice Age Giants
A long, long time ago—2.6 million years to be exact—the Quaternary Ice Age began and continues today. However, it wasn’t until more recently that entire…
Southwest Suburbs
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Friday April 1
10:00 a.m. – Sunday October 30
5:00 p.m.
Brookfield Zoo/Chicago Zoological Society
8400 W 31st St
Apr8
Jul9
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
The South Asia Institute – The Spider Speaketh in Tongues
The South Asia Institute will host The Spider Speaketh in Tongues- a curated solo exhibition encapsulating Amin Gulgee’s artistic practice. #CommunityFridays Free Admission Every Friday!…
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Friday April 8 – Saturday July 9
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South Asia Institute
1925 S. Michigan Ave
May5
Oct1
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Wings of Mexico in Chicago
The “Wings of Mexico” sculpture is a symbol of immigrant journey. The sculpture has travelled around the world and will arrive in Chicago on May 5th to…
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Thursday May 5 – Saturday October 1
Plaza of the Americas
May12
Apr1
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions
Life Behind the Wire: Prisoners of War
What happens when a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine is captured during war? Most people aren’t aware of the drastic differences that exist between varying…
Loop
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Thursday May 12, 2022 – Saturday April 1, 2023
Pritzker Military Museum & Library
104 S. Michigan Ave. 2nd Floor
May13
Sep25
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Flourish: The Garden at 50
The Chicago Botanic Garden has experienced extraordinary growth over the last five decades and it is marking its 50th birthday in 2022 with Flourish: The…
North Suburbs
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Friday May 13 – Sunday September 25
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Rd.
May14
Oct2
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Nick Cave: Forothermore
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago presents the first career-spanning retrospective of the internationally renowned Chicagoan Nick Cave (American, b. 1959), an artist celebrated for…
Streeterville
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Saturday May 14 – Sunday October 2
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
May16
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Crossings: Mapping American Journeys
Crossings invites you to take four historic routes across the United States. Maps, guidebooks, travelogues, postcards, and more from the Newberry’s collection recreate travelers’ experiences along…
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Monday May 16
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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Newberry Library
60 West Walton Street
May16
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
An Instrument in the Shape of a Woman
With brilliant color and provocative forms, the artists in this exhibition suggest an alternate universe, at once familiar and surreal, seen through the prism of…
Loop
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Monday May 16
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
May16
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott
Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott is the first comprehensive retrospective of one of America’s most compelling and controversial artists, Robert Colescott…
Loop
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Monday May 16
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
May16
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Jin Lee: Views & Scenes
This one-person exhibition by highly respected Chicago photographer Jin Lee features a series of photographs that closely examine landscapes and built environments around Chicago. The…
Loop
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Monday May 16
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
May16
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Ray Bradbury: Inextinguishable
Ray Bradbury: Inextinguishable honors the incredible writing and enduring impact of one of America’s most celebrated writers. Featuring personal artifacts from Bradbury’s life like his…
Loop
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Monday May 16
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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American Writers Museum
180 N. Michigan Ave.
May16
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Immersive Frida Kahlo
Explore the world through the eyes of the legendary Frida Kahlo – a brilliant, uncompromising painter who created some of the history’s most iconic artwork.…
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Monday May 16
10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
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Lighthouse ArtSpace at Germania Place
108 W. Germania Pl.
May16
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Graduate Exhibition II
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) presents Graduate Exhibition II, an exhibition celebrating more than 100 students completing their graduate degrees in master…
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Monday May 16
11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
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SAIC Galleries
33 E. Washington St.
May 17, 2022: May17
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Challenges of Diversity in the U.S. Military
Join us on May 17 for a conversation on diversity and inclusion in U.S. military institutions. Dr. Matthew S. Muehlbauer, Chief Military Historian of the…
Loop
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Tuesday May 17
6:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Pritzker Military Museum & Library
104 S. Michigan Ave. 2nd Floor
May17
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Crossings: Mapping American Journeys
Crossings invites you to take four historic routes across the United States. Maps, guidebooks, travelogues, postcards, and more from the Newberry’s collection recreate travelers’ experiences along…
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Tuesday May 17
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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Newberry Library
60 West Walton Street
May17
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
An Instrument in the Shape of a Woman
With brilliant color and provocative forms, the artists in this exhibition suggest an alternate universe, at once familiar and surreal, seen through the prism of…
Loop
Event details
Tuesday May 17
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
May17
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott
Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott is the first comprehensive retrospective of one of America’s most compelling and controversial artists, Robert Colescott…
Loop
Event details
Tuesday May 17
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
May17
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Jin Lee: Views & Scenes
This one-person exhibition by highly respected Chicago photographer Jin Lee features a series of photographs that closely examine landscapes and built environments around Chicago. The…
Loop
Event details
Tuesday May 17
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
May17
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Immersive Frida Kahlo
Explore the world through the eyes of the legendary Frida Kahlo – a brilliant, uncompromising painter who created some of the history’s most iconic artwork.…
Event details
Tuesday May 17
10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
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Lighthouse ArtSpace at Germania Place
108 W. Germania Pl.
May17
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Graduate Exhibition II
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) presents Graduate Exhibition II, an exhibition celebrating more than 100 students completing their graduate degrees in master…
Event details
Tuesday May 17
11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
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SAIC Galleries
33 E. Washington St.
May17
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Toasting the Revolution / A brindar por la revolución
This program will be held in person at the Newberry. Please register for free in advance here. As we welcome visitors to the library, we’re continuing…
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Tuesday May 17
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Newberry Library
60 West Walton Street
May 18, 2022: May18
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Crossings: Mapping American Journeys
Crossings invites you to take four historic routes across the United States. Maps, guidebooks, travelogues, postcards, and more from the Newberry’s collection recreate travelers’ experiences along…
Event details
Wednesday May 18
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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Newberry Library
60 West Walton Street
May18
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
An Instrument in the Shape of a Woman
With brilliant color and provocative forms, the artists in this exhibition suggest an alternate universe, at once familiar and surreal, seen through the prism of…
Loop
Event details
Wednesday May 18
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
May18
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott
Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott is the first comprehensive retrospective of one of America’s most compelling and controversial artists, Robert Colescott…
Loop
Event details
Wednesday May 18
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor