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Loop as Lab: Reshaping Downtowns
Chicago Architecture Center’s exhibition frames Chicago’s Loop as a “lab” for examining the shared challenges American downtowns face today. Through interactives, it prompts visitors’ reflection…
Saturday April 27, 2024
8:00 a.m. – Saturday January 4, 2025
5:00 p.m.Chicago Architecture Center
111 E. Wacker Dr.Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Illuminarium, the Latest Multi-Million Dollar Project to Hit Navy Pier Open for the Summer Season
Using cutting-edge, innovative technologies, Illuminarium’s visually-stunning venue transports locals and visitors of all ages to places they previously could only dream of experiencing. By enabling…
Wednesday, July 10th
10:00 a.m. – Tuesday, December 10th
9:00 p.m.Navy Pier
600 East Grand AvenueMuseums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions
Augmented Chicago: Inaugural Realities
Augmented Chicago: Inaugural Realities showcases the innovative works of four internationally celebrated Chicago-based artists, Claire Ashley, Faheem Majeed, Yvette Mayorga and Carlos Rolón, pioneering the use…
Tuesday July 16, 2024 – Sunday November 30, 2025Millennium Park
201 E Randolph StMuseums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions
Franz West: Millennium Park
Franz West: Millennium Park features three monumental installations by West: Stonehenge (2011), Kugeln (Balls) (2002), and Dorit (2002), set against the iconic backdrop of Millennium Park.…
Monday July 22, 2024 – Sunday November 30, 2025Millennium Park
201 E Randolph StMuseums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Women at War
Women at War features works by a selection of the leading contemporary women artists working in Ukraine, and provides context for the current war, as represented…
Sunday, August 18th – Sunday, December 8thChicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington StMuseums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Paul D’Amato’s Midway
The neighborhoods surrounding Chicago’s Midway International Airport lie against a backdrop of strip malls, fast food chains, motels, and light industry. They are communities full…
Saturday September 7, 2024 – Saturday January 4, 2025Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington StFestivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
ART on THE MART
ART on THE MART is one of the world’s largest digital art platforms that transforms an architectural landmark into a permanent, larger-than-life canvas. A shining…
Thursday, September 12th – Wednesday, November 20thTHE MART
222 W Merchandise Mart PlMuseums, Galleries & Exhibitions
John Akomfrah: Four Nocturnes
This fall, Alphawood Exhibitions at Wrightwood 659 presents John Akomfrah: Four Nocturnes, an exhibition comprised of two installations by London-based artist and filmmaker, Sir John Akomfrah.…
Friday September 27, 2024
12:00 p.m. – Saturday February 15, 2025
5:00 p.m.Wrightwood 659
659 W. Wrightwood AvenueMuseums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Soar With The Tuskegee Airmen At Chicago Children’s Museum With All-New Exhibit “Aim High” Opening September 28th
Prepare for an exciting landing, Chicago. A new exhibit, Aim High: Soaring with the Tuskegee Airmen, will soon debut at Chicago Children’s Museum (CCM), 700 E. Grand Ave. on September 28,…
Saturday September 28, 2024 – Monday January 20, 2025Chicago Children’s Museum
700 E. Grand Ave.Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Divine Gardens
Join us for the opening of Divine Gardens, an evocative art exhibit featuring the captivating works of Volodymyr Podlevsky and Svitlana Moiseieva. The paintings of…
Friday, October 11th
7:00 p.m. – Sunday, November 3rd
4:00 p.m.Ukrainian National Museum
2249 W. Superior St.Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
RURAL v. URBAN, Perception | Ian Merritt
RURAL v. URBAN, Perception is a collection of pieces by Ian Merritt that create otherworldly landscapes and patterns born from natural and unnatural spaces. The…
Saturday, October 12th
9:00 a.m. – Wednesday, November 6th
6:00 p.m.Evanston Art Center
1717 Central StreetMuseums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts
ATHENAEUM CENTER FOR THOUGHT AND CULTURE WELCOMES ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNING CINEMATOGRAPHER ROGER DEAKINS
Chicago’s not-for-profit Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture proudly welcomes legendary Academy Award®-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins and his longtime collaborator/wife James Deakins (aka ‘Team Deakins’)…
Friday October 18, 2024
10:00 a.m. – Wednesday April 30, 2025
4:00 p.m.Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Dinos Alive
Go back millions of years to a land ruled by giants! This immersive experience brings you face to face with the fearsome and spectacular dinosaurs…
Friday, November 1st
9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.Exhibition Hub Art Center Chicago
2367 W Logan BlvdMuseums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Creepy Crawly Coal Mine at Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry’s very first exhibit has some new creepy, crawly “miners.” From October 12 – 31, all tours through the…
Friday, November 1st
9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
5700 S DuSable Lake Shore DriveMuseums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions
Dressed in History: A Costume Collection Retrospective
What do a red sequin burlesque costume, a pair of original Air Jordan 1s, a baby’s wool bathing suit, and an enormous white tulle Christian…
Friday, November 1st
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Chicago History Museum
1601 N. Clark St.Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Flight of Butterflies
ntroducing the Flight of Butterflies! This city-wide exhibit merges nature, art, and story telling, creating a memorable experience for all in Chicago. Local artists adorn…
Friday, November 1st
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 N. Cannon Dr.Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Nature Cat: Backyard and Beyond
“Tally ho!” Get ready to explore the natural world with Nature Cat in Nature Cat: Backyard and Beyond! There’s so much to learn about nature…
Friday, November 1st
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 N. Cannon Dr.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, November 1st
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.Westfield Old Orchard (West Lot)
4999 Old Orchard Shopping CenterMuseums, 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, November 1st
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.Instituto Cervantes
31 W. Ohio St. , Chicago, IL, 60654Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Cleve Carney Museum of Art presents “Grid Luck”
The Cleve Carney Museum of Art (CCMA), located on the College of DuPage campus will present “Grid Luck,” an exhibition by Chicago-based artist Alberto Aguilar. In “Grid Luck,”…
Friday, November 1st
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.Cleve Carney Museum of Art
425 W Fawell Blvd.Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Envisioned as the first in a series of interventions that engage monuments in and outside of the United States, New Monuments | Chicago by Brendan Fernandes seeks…
Friday, November 1st
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Grant Park
ChicagoMuseums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Basement of the Dead Haunted House & Shattered 3D Haunted House
Welcome to “Basement of the Dead”, a spine-chilling haunted house in Aurora, IL, where your darkest fears will come to life. As you descend into…
Friday, November 1st
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Basement of the Dead Haunted House
42 W New York St.Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Dinos Alive
Go back millions of years to a land ruled by giants! This immersive experience brings you face to face with the fearsome and spectacular dinosaurs…
Saturday, November 2nd
9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.Exhibition Hub Art Center Chicago
2367 W Logan BlvdMuseums, Galleries & Exhibitions
Creepy Crawly Coal Mine at Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry’s very first exhibit has some new creepy, crawly “miners.” From October 12 – 31, all tours through the…
Saturday, November 2nd
9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
5700 S DuSable Lake Shore Drive
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