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Special Exhibition – The Girl in the Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Łódz Ghetto
Sep6
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions

Special Exhibition – The Girl in the Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Łódz Ghetto

In I945, a diary was found in the ashes of a destroyed crematorium in the liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau Camp. It was written by a 14-year-old Jewish…

Wednesday September 6, 2023
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
9603 Woods Drive
William Estrata’s Multiples and Multitudes
Sep6
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

William Estrata’s Multiples and Multitudes

Hyde Park Art Center, the renowned non-profit hub for contemporary art located on Chicago’s vibrant South Side, announces Multiples and Multitudes, the first solo exhibition…

Wednesday September 6, 2023
10:00 a.m.7:00 p.m.
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 South Cornell Avenue
Earrings Galore
Sep6
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Earrings Galore

Heidi Lowe’s traveling exhibition makes a stop in Chicago! The annual juried exhibition has a rich and diverse array of earrings made by emerging and…

Wednesday September 6, 2023
10:30 a.m.6:00 p.m.
Pistachios Jewelry
716 N Wabash Ave.
The Bicycle: Two Wheels to Adventure
Sep6
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

The Bicycle: Two Wheels to Adventure

Over the past 200 years, the bicycle has evolved into a vehicle that opens doors to new adventures and experiences for all ages. Learn about…

Wednesday September 6, 2023
1:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Elmhurst History Museum
120 E. Park Ave.
“Where we go together” or The Flashlight Play
Sep6
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

“Where we go together” or The Flashlight Play

“Where we go together” or The Flashlight Play is an immersive and interactive show about three poor theater artists who break into a dark space…

Wednesday September 6, 2023
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
756 N Milwaukee Ave
Makes Me Wanna Holla: Art, Death & Imprisonment
Sep7
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Makes Me Wanna Holla: Art, Death & Imprisonment

Makes Me Wanna Holla: Art, Death & Imprisonment featuring “Artist for the People” Practitioner Fellows Dorothy Burge & Michelle Daniel Jones with Mourning Our Losses…

Thursday September 7, 2023
9:00 a.m.9:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Gallery
915 E 60th Street
Boil, Toil + Trouble
Sep7
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…

Thursday September 7, 2023
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Art in Common
400 N Peoria
Great Ideas of Humanity: One of a Series
Sep7
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Great Ideas of Humanity: One of a Series

Presented in partnership with the Design Museum of Chicago Featuring works that embrace the increasing globalization of our world and celebrate the resulting cross-pollination of…

Thursday September 7, 2023
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
Special Exhibition – The Girl in the Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Łódz Ghetto
Sep7
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions

Special Exhibition – The Girl in the Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Łódz Ghetto

In I945, a diary was found in the ashes of a destroyed crematorium in the liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau Camp. It was written by a 14-year-old Jewish…

Thursday September 7, 2023
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
9603 Woods Drive
William Estrata’s Multiples and Multitudes
Sep7
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

William Estrata’s Multiples and Multitudes

Hyde Park Art Center, the renowned non-profit hub for contemporary art located on Chicago’s vibrant South Side, announces Multiples and Multitudes, the first solo exhibition…

Thursday September 7, 2023
10:00 a.m.7:00 p.m.
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 South Cornell Avenue
Earrings Galore
Sep7
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Earrings Galore

Heidi Lowe’s traveling exhibition makes a stop in Chicago! The annual juried exhibition has a rich and diverse array of earrings made by emerging and…

Thursday September 7, 2023
10:30 a.m.6:00 p.m.
Pistachios Jewelry
716 N Wabash Ave.
The Bicycle: Two Wheels to Adventure
Sep7
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

The Bicycle: Two Wheels to Adventure

Over the past 200 years, the bicycle has evolved into a vehicle that opens doors to new adventures and experiences for all ages. Learn about…

Thursday September 7, 2023
1:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Elmhurst History Museum
120 E. Park Ave.
Irene Hsiao, Blue Alice
Sep7
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

Irene Hsiao, Blue Alice

Blue Alice is a durational movement piece by dancer and choreographer Irene Hsaio. With a sculptural costume made of tarp and Mylar, Hsiao continuously shape-shifts throughout…

Thursday September 7, 2023
3:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
“DISARM, Everyday Violence, Every Day” Exhibition at Weinberg/Newton Gallery
Sep7
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 September 7, 2023
5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Weinberg/Newton Gallery
688 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Anjal Chande, The Next Cup of Tea
Sep7
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

Anjal Chande, The Next Cup of Tea

The Next Cup of Tea is a solo dance-theater performance by Anjal Chande that investigates how to make sense of the never-ending impulses that run through…

Thursday September 7, 2023
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
“Where we go together” or The Flashlight Play
Sep7
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

“Where we go together” or The Flashlight Play

“Where we go together” or The Flashlight Play is an immersive and interactive show about three poor theater artists who break into a dark space…

Thursday September 7, 2023
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
756 N Milwaukee Ave
Makes Me Wanna Holla: Art, Death & Imprisonment
Sep8
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Makes Me Wanna Holla: Art, Death & Imprisonment

Makes Me Wanna Holla: Art, Death & Imprisonment featuring “Artist for the People” Practitioner Fellows Dorothy Burge & Michelle Daniel Jones with Mourning Our Losses…

Friday September 8, 2023
9:00 a.m.9:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Gallery
915 E 60th Street
Boil, Toil + Trouble
Sep8
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 September 8, 2023
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Art in Common
400 N Peoria
Great Ideas of Humanity: One of a Series
Sep8
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Great Ideas of Humanity: One of a Series

Presented in partnership with the Design Museum of Chicago Featuring works that embrace the increasing globalization of our world and celebrate the resulting cross-pollination of…

Friday September 8, 2023
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
Special Exhibition – The Girl in the Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Łódz Ghetto
Sep8
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions

Special Exhibition – The Girl in the Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Łódz Ghetto

In I945, a diary was found in the ashes of a destroyed crematorium in the liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau Camp. It was written by a 14-year-old Jewish…

Friday September 8, 2023
10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
9603 Woods Drive
Seeing Race Before Race: Explore the roots of race from the Middle Ages to 1800.
Sep8
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions

Seeing Race Before Race: Explore the roots of race from the Middle Ages to 1800.

Race is a powerful and challenging concept. When, where, and why did conceptions of race come into being? How might learning about its history help…

Friday September 8, 2023
10:00 a.m.7:00 p.m.
Newberry Library
60 W Walton Street
William Estrata’s Multiples and Multitudes
Sep8
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

William Estrata’s Multiples and Multitudes

Hyde Park Art Center, the renowned non-profit hub for contemporary art located on Chicago’s vibrant South Side, announces Multiples and Multitudes, the first solo exhibition…

Friday September 8, 2023
10:00 a.m.7:00 p.m.
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 South Cornell Avenue
Earrings Galore
Sep8
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Earrings Galore

Heidi Lowe’s traveling exhibition makes a stop in Chicago! The annual juried exhibition has a rich and diverse array of earrings made by emerging and…

Friday September 8, 2023
10:30 a.m.6:00 p.m.
Pistachios Jewelry
716 N Wabash Ave.
The Bicycle: Two Wheels to Adventure
Sep8
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

The Bicycle: Two Wheels to Adventure

Over the past 200 years, the bicycle has evolved into a vehicle that opens doors to new adventures and experiences for all ages. Learn about…

Friday September 8, 2023
1:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Elmhurst History Museum
120 E. Park Ave.
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