Created Equal: The Premises and Promises of the Declaration of Independence
Nov3
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Created Equal: The Premises and Promises of the Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence grounded the revolutionary right of a people to overthrow a government in the philosophical premise that “all men are created equal.”…

Tuesday, November 3rd
9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Gallery
1100 East 57th Street
Emma Stebbins: Carving out History at Driehaus Museum
Nov3
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Emma Stebbins: Carving out History at Driehaus Museum

Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History examines the full scope of Stebbins’s history‑making career as one of the most significant American sculptors of the nineteenth century. From…

Tuesday, November 3rd
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Driehaus Museum
40 E Erie St
LeRoy Neiman: A Keen Observer of Style Exhibit
Nov3
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

LeRoy Neiman: A Keen Observer of Style Exhibit

LeRoy Neiman: A Keen Observer of Style brings together 80 drawings and paintings, spanning the 1950s to 2000, that show how that early fashion work…

Tuesday, November 3rd
11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
School of the Art Institute
33 E. Washington
Design Graveyard: An Exhibition of Unbuilt Chicago Design
Nov3
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Design Graveyard: An Exhibition of Unbuilt Chicago Design

Design Graveyard is a free, two-week exhibition of design work that never made it out of the studio. It collects abandoned concepts, rejected pitches, unbuilt…

Tuesday, November 3rd
5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
135 S LaSalle St
135 S LaSalle St
Author Talk: “Turning Pages” by Roberta Rubin
Nov3
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Author Talk: “Turning Pages” by Roberta Rubin

Longtime independent bookstore owner and AWM Founding Board Member Roberta Rubin stops by to discuss her new memoir Turning Pages: The Life and Times of…

Tuesday, November 3rd
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
American Writers Museum
180 N. Michigan Ave.
America@250 – Now is the Time: Artists Go to Work
Nov4
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

America@250 – Now is the Time: Artists Go to Work

On July 4, 2026, America turned 250 years old. To reckon with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is to reckon with freedom…

Wednesday, November 4th
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”
Nov4
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

The Pulitzer Prizes and American Library Association are bringing Pulitzer on the Road to the Harold Washington Library Center this fall. Opening October 14, the…

Wednesday, November 4th
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Harold Washington Library Center
400 S. State Street
Created Equal: The Premises and Promises of the Declaration of Independence
Nov4
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Created Equal: The Premises and Promises of the Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence grounded the revolutionary right of a people to overthrow a government in the philosophical premise that “all men are created equal.”…

Wednesday, November 4th
9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Gallery
1100 East 57th Street
Emma Stebbins: Carving out History at Driehaus Museum
Nov4
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Emma Stebbins: Carving out History at Driehaus Museum

Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History examines the full scope of Stebbins’s history‑making career as one of the most significant American sculptors of the nineteenth century. From…

Wednesday, November 4th
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Driehaus Museum
40 E Erie St
LeRoy Neiman: A Keen Observer of Style Exhibit
Nov4
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

LeRoy Neiman: A Keen Observer of Style Exhibit

LeRoy Neiman: A Keen Observer of Style brings together 80 drawings and paintings, spanning the 1950s to 2000, that show how that early fashion work…

Wednesday, November 4th
11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
School of the Art Institute
33 E. Washington
Serial Killer: The Exhibition
Nov4
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions

Serial Killer: The Exhibition

Serial Killer: The Exhibition makes its Chicago debut on September 5, 2026, at Cinespace Film Studios Chicago, bringing the world’s largest private collection of authentic serial killer artifacts to…

Wednesday, November 4th
11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Cinespace
1501 S Rockwell St
Design Graveyard: An Exhibition of Unbuilt Chicago Design
Nov4
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Design Graveyard: An Exhibition of Unbuilt Chicago Design

Design Graveyard is a free, two-week exhibition of design work that never made it out of the studio. It collects abandoned concepts, rejected pitches, unbuilt…

Wednesday, November 4th
5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
135 S LaSalle St
135 S LaSalle St
America@250 – Now is the Time: Artists Go to Work
Nov5
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

America@250 – Now is the Time: Artists Go to Work

On July 4, 2026, America turned 250 years old. To reckon with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is to reckon with freedom…

Thursday, November 5th
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”
Nov5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions

“Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire”

The Pulitzer Prizes and American Library Association are bringing Pulitzer on the Road to the Harold Washington Library Center this fall. Opening October 14, the…

Thursday, November 5th
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Harold Washington Library Center
400 S. State Street
Goodnight Moon Exhibition at Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
Nov5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Goodnight Moon Exhibition at Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

Step into the Great Green Room and experience Goodnight Moon like never before. Inspired by Margaret Wise Brown’s timeless story and Clement Hurd’s iconic illustrations,…

Thursday, November 5th
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
5700 S DuSable Lake Shore Drive
Created Equal: The Premises and Promises of the Declaration of Independence
Nov5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Created Equal: The Premises and Promises of the Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence grounded the revolutionary right of a people to overthrow a government in the philosophical premise that “all men are created equal.”…

Thursday, November 5th
9:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Gallery
1100 East 57th Street
Moving Identities: 16 Voices of Belonging
Nov5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Moving Identities: 16 Voices of Belonging

Moving Identities: 16 Voices of Belonging gives voice to communities whose stories are too often left out of public conversation. Featuring 16 works across painting,…

Thursday, November 5th
10:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center – Claudia Cassidy Theater
78 E Washington Street
American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture
Nov5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture

American Prophets journeys through the pages of American history to explore the influence of religion and spirituality on writers and culture, with interactive displays incorporating…

Thursday, November 5th
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
American Writers Museum
180 N. Michigan Ave.
Emma Stebbins: Carving out History at Driehaus Museum
Nov5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Emma Stebbins: Carving out History at Driehaus Museum

Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History examines the full scope of Stebbins’s history‑making career as one of the most significant American sculptors of the nineteenth century. From…

Thursday, November 5th
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Driehaus Museum
40 E Erie St
LeRoy Neiman: A Keen Observer of Style Exhibit
Nov5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

LeRoy Neiman: A Keen Observer of Style Exhibit

LeRoy Neiman: A Keen Observer of Style brings together 80 drawings and paintings, spanning the 1950s to 2000, that show how that early fashion work…

Thursday, November 5th
11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
School of the Art Institute
33 E. Washington
Serial Killer: The Exhibition
Nov5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions

Serial Killer: The Exhibition

Serial Killer: The Exhibition makes its Chicago debut on September 5, 2026, at Cinespace Film Studios Chicago, bringing the world’s largest private collection of authentic serial killer artifacts to…

Thursday, November 5th
11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Cinespace
1501 S Rockwell St
Design Graveyard: An Exhibition of Unbuilt Chicago Design
Nov5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Design Graveyard: An Exhibition of Unbuilt Chicago Design

Design Graveyard is a free, two-week exhibition of design work that never made it out of the studio. It collects abandoned concepts, rejected pitches, unbuilt…

Thursday, November 5th
5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
135 S LaSalle St
135 S LaSalle St
Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson: “Mexodus”
Nov5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson: “Mexodus”

Join us for an enlightening discussion on the craft of playwriting and the fusion of hip-hop, R&B, jazz, and bolero in musical theater, including the…

Thursday, November 5th
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
American Writers Museum
180 N. Michigan Ave.
America@250 – Now is the Time: Artists Go to Work
Nov6
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

America@250 – Now is the Time: Artists Go to Work

On July 4, 2026, America turned 250 years old. To reckon with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is to reckon with freedom…

Friday, November 6th
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637