Chicago History Museum
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- Chicago History Museum
- Phone:
- 312.642.4600
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1601 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL, 60614, United States
Upcoming Events At This Venue
March 13, 2012
Chicago’s Spy in the Sky, presented by Chicago History Museum
A part of Journalist Laura Washington’s monthly series In the Know, Chicago History asks Chicago citizens:
Do the new “automated speed enforcement” laws just raise city revenue, or benefit citizens in other ways? Do Chicagoans feel safer with cameras on our street corners or is the government spending too much time and money looking over our city of big shoulders?
Join us as for a discussion about Chicago under surveillance, as we talk about what these cameras mean to the city, our safety, and look at larger implications of privacy and just what constitutes as public space.
Some of our panelists will include Jodi Weis, Deputy Director of the Crime Commission and former Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, Rajiv Shah, assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago whose research seeks to understand the relationship between the design of information technologies and society.
Free admission! To make a reservation, click here.
June 9, 2012
Second Saturdays for Families , presented by Chicago History Museum and the Radio Disney Road Crew
Chicago History Museum: “Discover Chicago with the Radio Disney Road Crew on the second Saturday of each month. Explore the Great Chicago Fire, the city’s landmarks, and Blues music through fun, creative activities that engage the whole family. While you’re here, tour the Museum using a special kid’s activity guide, and make-and-take a craft.”
When: Saturdays, April 14, May 12 and June 9
Two performances each day, beginning at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m., each lasting forty minutes.
Where: Chicago History Museum
How much: Free with museum admission!! Kids 12 and under receive free admission.
“Guests can enjoy the following activities that make learning Chicago history fun!”
- Learn to dance like a real Chicagoan
- Learn about the Great Chicago Fire while relay racing
- Create a original Chicago Blues song
- Chicago-associated word scramble
- Guess the landmark
Click here to find out more about Second Saturdays for Families!
April 14, 2012
Second Saturdays for Families, presented by Chicago History Museum and the Radio Disney Road Crew
Chicago History Museum: “Discover Chicago with the Radio Disney Road Crew on the second Saturday of each month. Explore the Great Chicago Fire, the city’s landmarks, and Blues music through fun, creative activities that engage the whole family. While you’re here, tour the Museum using a special kid’s activity guide, and make-and-take a craft.”
When: Saturdays, April 14, May 12 and June 9
Two performances each day, beginning at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m., each lasting forty minutes.
Where: Chicago History Museum
How much: Free with museum admission!! Kids 12 and under receive free admission.
“On Saturday, April 14, Chicago Bulls mascot Benny the Bull will make a special appearance during the 2:00 p.m. performance to celebrate his birthday weekend!”
“Guests can enjoy the following activities that make learning Chicago history fun!”
- Learn to dance like a real Chicagoan
- Learn about the Great Chicago Fire while relay racing
- Create a original Chicago Blues song
- Chicago-associated word scramble
- Guess the landmark
Click here to find out more about Second Saturdays for Families!
May 12, 2012
Second Saturdays for Families, presented by Chicago History Museum and the Radio Disney Road Crew
Chicago History Museum: “Discover Chicago with the Radio Disney Road Crew on the second Saturday of each month. Explore the Great Chicago Fire, the city’s landmarks, and Blues music through fun, creative activities that engage the whole family. While you’re here, tour the Museum using a special kid’s activity guide, and make-and-take a craft.”
When: Saturdays, April 14, May 12 and June 9
Two performances each day, beginning at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m., each lasting forty minutes.
Where: Chicago History Museum
How much: Free with museum admission!! Kids 12 and under receive free admission.
“Guests can enjoy the following activities that make learning Chicago history fun!”
- Learn to dance like a real Chicagoan
- Learn about the Great Chicago Fire while relay racing
- Create a original Chicago Blues song
- Chicago-associated word scramble
- Guess the landmark
Click here to find out more about Second Saturdays for Families!
May 16, 2012
100 Years of Studs Terkel, presented by Chicago History Museum
What: Chicago History Museum: “Join our 100th birthday celebration for Louis “Studs” Terkel, one-time historian-in-residence at the Museum and one of the nation’s most treasured oral historians. WFMT Critic-at-Large Andrew Patner explores Studs’s life, legacy, and contributions to history through radio and TV clips from his 75-year broadcast career.”
Where: The Chicago History Museum, of course!
When: Wednesday, May 16 @ 6:30 p.m.
How much: $15 non-members; $10 members
Purchase your tickets here!
To find out more about this event or others, visit the Chicago History Museum event page.