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Spring Flower Show: What’s In A Name?
Mar31
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
Sunday, March 31st
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N. Central Park Ave.
Titanic: The Exhibition
Mar31
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.…

Sunday, March 31st
10:00 a.m.6:00 p.m.
Westfield Old Orchard (West Lot)
4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center
Vector vs Raster
Mar31
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Vector vs Raster

Vector vs Raster March 3 – May 12, 2024 Hours: Sundays 1-5pm General Admission $8 (Ages 13+), Kids Admission $5 (Ages 5-12), Free Admission for…

Sunday, March 31st
1:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Chicago Gamespace
2418 W Bloomingdale Ave Apt 101
Nina Irwin | Thank You Notes
Apr1
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,…

Monday, April 1st
9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street
SPINOSAURUS at The Field Museum of Natural History
Apr1
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…

Monday, April 1st
9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
The Field Museum
1400 S Lake Shore Dr,
Bibliosaurus! Dinosaurs in the Popular Imagination
Apr1
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…

Monday, April 1st
9:00 a.m.4:45 p.m.
Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Gallery
1100 East 57th Street
You’re Not Really Seeing This
Apr1
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;…

Monday, April 1st
9:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street
Wild World: Miracles in Conservation
Apr1
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…

Monday, April 1st
10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
“I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli
Apr1
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…

Monday, April 1st
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
9603 Woods Drive
Boil, Toil + Trouble
Apr1
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…

Monday, April 1st
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Art in Common
400 N Peoria
Dark Testament: A Century of Black Writers on Justice
Apr1
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…

Monday, April 1st
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
American Writers Museum
180 N. Michigan Ave.
Spring Flower Show: What’s In A Name?
Apr1
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
Monday, April 1st
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N. Central Park Ave.
“Moscoso Cosmos: The Visual Universe of Victor Moscoso”
Apr1
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…

Monday, April 1st
10:00 a.m.6:00 p.m.
Instituto Cervantes
31 W. Ohio St. , Chicago, IL, 60654
Nina Irwin | Thank You Notes
Apr2
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,…

Tuesday, April 2nd
9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street
SPINOSAURUS at The Field Museum of Natural History
Apr2
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…

Tuesday, April 2nd
9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
The Field Museum
1400 S Lake Shore Dr,
Bibliosaurus! Dinosaurs in the Popular Imagination
Apr2
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…

Tuesday, April 2nd
9:00 a.m.4:45 p.m.
Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Gallery
1100 East 57th Street
You’re Not Really Seeing This
Apr2
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;…

Tuesday, April 2nd
9:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street
Wild World: Miracles in Conservation
Apr2
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…

Tuesday, April 2nd
10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Boil, Toil + Trouble
Apr2
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…

Tuesday, April 2nd
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Art in Common
400 N Peoria
Spring Flower Show: What’s In A Name?
Apr2
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
Tuesday, April 2nd
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N. Central Park Ave.
“Moscoso Cosmos: The Visual Universe of Victor Moscoso”
Apr2
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…

Tuesday, April 2nd
10:00 a.m.6:00 p.m.
Instituto Cervantes
31 W. Ohio St. , Chicago, IL, 60654
: “Unearth” at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art
Apr2
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

: “Unearth” at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art

“Unearth” is on display now through March 10 at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art, featuring three Chicago-based painters who find beauty and meaning in…

Tuesday, April 2nd
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Cleve Carney Museum of Art
425 W Fawell Blvd.
Nina Irwin | Thank You Notes
Apr3
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,…

Wednesday, April 3rd
9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street
SPINOSAURUS at The Field Museum of Natural History
Apr3
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…

Wednesday, April 3rd
9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
The Field Museum
1400 S Lake Shore Dr,
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