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“DISARM, Everyday Violence, Every Day” Exhibition at Weinberg/Newton Gallery
Apr4
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

“DISARM, Everyday Violence, Every Day” Exhibition at Weinberg/Newton Gallery

After nine years of serving the Chicago community as a non-commercial gallery dedicated to promoting social justice causes through art and programming, Weinberg/Newton Gallery is…

Thursday, April 4th
5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Weinberg/Newton Gallery
688 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Woven Abstractions
Apr4
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Woven Abstractions

Woven Abstractions invites participants to weave on cardboard looms with traditional and non-traditional materials. Participants will also be asked to create watercolor paintings, drawings, or…

Thursday, April 4th
6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Awakenings Art
4001 N. Ravenswood Ave., Suite 204-C
Nina Irwin | Thank You Notes
Apr5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Nina Irwin | Thank You Notes

EXHIBITION DATES: February 24 – March 31, 2024 OPENING RECEPTION: February 25, 2024, 1–4 pm, with an Artist Talk at 2 pm GALLERY HOURS: Monday–Thursday,…

Friday, April 5th
9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street
SPINOSAURUS at The Field Museum of Natural History
Apr5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

SPINOSAURUS at The Field Museum of Natural History

🚨 The SPINOSAURUS exhibition runs until August 31, 2024🚨 Tickets for SPINOSAURUS at The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago 🎫 Adult (18-64) – Discovery pass or All…

Friday, April 5th
9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
The Field Museum
1400 S Lake Shore Dr,
Bibliosaurus! Dinosaurs in the Popular Imagination
Apr5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Bibliosaurus! Dinosaurs in the Popular Imagination

Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, dinosaurs became extinct. Yet look around, and they are everywhere: on billboards, company logos…

Friday, April 5th
9:00 a.m.4:45 p.m.
Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Gallery
1100 East 57th Street
You’re Not Really Seeing This
Apr5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

You’re Not Really Seeing This

EXHIBITION DATES: March 15 – April 22, 2024 OPENING RECEPTION: March 15, 2024, 5–8 pm GALLERY HOURS: Monday–Thursday, 9 am–6 pm; Friday, 9 am–5 pm;…

Friday, April 5th
9:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street
Wild World: Miracles in Conservation
Apr5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Wild World: Miracles in Conservation

Now open! Get up close to geckos, ferrets, chinchillas, poison dart frogs, and more in Wild World: Miracles in Conservation! Visitors of all ages will…

Friday, April 5th
10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
“I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli
Apr5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

“I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli

More than a place to get a meal, the Jewish deli is a community forged in food. “I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli explores how…

Friday, April 5th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
9603 Woods Drive
Boil, Toil + Trouble
Apr5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Boil, Toil + Trouble

Curator Zoe Lukov and cultural producer Abby Pucker, co-founders of the nonprofit creative enterprise Art in Common, present the newest iteration of the large-scale group…

Friday, April 5th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Art in Common
400 N Peoria
Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice
Apr5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice

This immersive exhibit, extended through May 6, 2024, explores racial injustice in America through the work of Black American writers from the end of the…

Friday, April 5th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
American Writers Museum
180 N. Michigan Ave.
Spring Flower Show: What’s In A Name?
Apr5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Spring Flower Show: What’s In A Name?

This year’s Spring Flower Show, What’s in a Name?, explains the history and science of botanical nomenclature alongside a beautiful flower show full of blooms.  Plant names are an…

Garfield Park

Event details
Friday, April 5th
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N. Central Park Ave.
“Moscoso Cosmos: The Visual Universe of Victor Moscoso”
Apr5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

“Moscoso Cosmos: The Visual Universe of Victor Moscoso”

Instituto Cervantes of Chicago (31 W. Ohio St.), the city’s leading not-for-profit center for Spanish language and cultural exchange, today hosts “Moscoso Cosmos: The Visual…

Friday, April 5th
10:00 a.m.6:00 p.m.
Instituto Cervantes
31 W. Ohio St. , Chicago, IL, 60654
Titanic: The Exhibition
Apr5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Titanic: The Exhibition

⭐ Titanic: The Exhibition is making its way to Westfield Old Orchard in Chicago after a sold-out run in Macau, Moscow, Riga Latvia, Perth, Sydney, and LA.…

Friday, April 5th
10:00 a.m.6:00 p.m.
Westfield Old Orchard (West Lot)
4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center
“DISARM, Everyday Violence, Every Day” Exhibition at Weinberg/Newton Gallery
Apr5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

“DISARM, Everyday Violence, Every Day” Exhibition at Weinberg/Newton Gallery

After nine years of serving the Chicago community as a non-commercial gallery dedicated to promoting social justice causes through art and programming, Weinberg/Newton Gallery is…

Friday, April 5th
5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Weinberg/Newton Gallery
688 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Opening Reception: This Long Pursuit
Apr5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Opening Reception: This Long Pursuit

Opening Reception April 5, 2024 5 PM – 9 PM Artist Talk April 13, 2024 1 PM – 3 PM; doors open at noon Additional…

Friday, April 5th
5:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Dozin’ with the Dinos
Apr5
Apr6
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Dozin’ with the Dinos

See the Field Museum in a whole new light! Families and groups with kids ages 6 to 12 can spend the night at the museum…

Friday, April 5th
5:30 p.m.Saturday, April 6th
9:00 a.m.
The Field Museum
1400 S Lake Shore Dr,
“This Living Earth – Our Shared Gaia” exhibition
Apr5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

“This Living Earth – Our Shared Gaia” exhibition

WHO: Beverly Arts Center in partnership with the Beverly Area Arts Alliance WHAT: “This Living Earth – Our Shared Gaia” Exhibition WHEN: April 5 –…

Friday, April 5th
6:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Beverly Arts Center
2407 W. 111th Street
The Process of Discovery at Evanston Art Center
Apr6
May5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

The Process of Discovery at Evanston Art Center

EXHIBITION DATES: April 6 – May 5, 2024 OPENING RECEPTION: Sunday, April 7th, 1-4 pm GALLERY HOURS: Monday–Thursday, 9 am–6 pm; Friday, 9 am–5 pm;…

Saturday, April 6thSunday, May 5th
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street
Center Day 2024 – Hyde Park Art Center
Apr6
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Center Day 2024 – Hyde Park Art Center

Join us and many of the artists for our free Spring Center Day exhibition receptions of The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige, Parapluie, Aimee Beaubien:…

Saturday, April 6th
8:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 South Cornell Avenue
Nina Irwin | Thank You Notes
Apr6
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Nina Irwin | Thank You Notes

EXHIBITION DATES: February 24 – March 31, 2024 OPENING RECEPTION: February 25, 2024, 1–4 pm, with an Artist Talk at 2 pm GALLERY HOURS: Monday–Thursday,…

Saturday, April 6th
9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street
SPINOSAURUS at The Field Museum of Natural History
Apr6
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

SPINOSAURUS at The Field Museum of Natural History

🚨 The SPINOSAURUS exhibition runs until August 31, 2024🚨 Tickets for SPINOSAURUS at The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago 🎫 Adult (18-64) – Discovery pass or All…

Saturday, April 6th
9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
The Field Museum
1400 S Lake Shore Dr,
You’re Not Really Seeing This
Apr6
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

You’re Not Really Seeing This

EXHIBITION DATES: March 15 – April 22, 2024 OPENING RECEPTION: March 15, 2024, 5–8 pm GALLERY HOURS: Monday–Thursday, 9 am–6 pm; Friday, 9 am–5 pm;…

Saturday, April 6th
9:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street
“Moscoso Cosmos: The Visual Universe of Victor Moscoso”
Apr6
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

“Moscoso Cosmos: The Visual Universe of Victor Moscoso”

Instituto Cervantes of Chicago (31 W. Ohio St.), the city’s leading not-for-profit center for Spanish language and cultural exchange, today hosts “Moscoso Cosmos: The Visual…

Saturday, April 6th
10:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Instituto Cervantes
31 W. Ohio St. , Chicago, IL, 60654
Wild World: Miracles in Conservation
Apr6
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Wild World: Miracles in Conservation

Now open! Get up close to geckos, ferrets, chinchillas, poison dart frogs, and more in Wild World: Miracles in Conservation! Visitors of all ages will…

Saturday, April 6th
10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
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