A look at Chicago’s historical influence on an enduring design style. Plus, overlooked graphic art made by African-American designers.
Chicago Museums
From Thursday through Sunday, volunteers who help transcribe labels from the museum’s massive collection of physical specimens get free admission for the day and a behind-the-scenes tour.
Visitors to the Field Museum this fall will have a chance to soak up Chicago’s rich beer history, with a focus on the immigrant communities that established the city’s first breweries.
A new show at the Art Institute explores the work of a group of Chicago artists who made a strong impression on the art world in the 1960s.
On Oct. 16 and Nov. 14, registered guests will be able to explore all of Shedd’s exhibits in a “comfortable and accepting environment” as part of a new “Calm Waters” program.
As one of Chicago’s oldest and most prestigious institutions unveils a new look, it also looks back at an event that transformed the city.
Organizers say they are making progress on a new museum of gospel music planned for the former Pilgrim Baptist Church site in Bronzeville.
The aquarium’s initiative to offer free admission to Illinois residents this month has a new twist that could help you avoid rush-hour traffic.
Chicago museums and collectors played a critical role in the life of an American artist with an international profile. We take a look at the spectacular paintings of John Singer Sargent.
Inside a new exhibition that looks at the art and legacy of the founding fathers of the museum.
East meets West in an art show that began with a collection of photos found at an estate sale 27 years ago.
We visit the local gallery and museum that preserves and promotes unusual art made by unusual people.
The pop-up is scheduled to open in August and offer Chicago art aficionados and selfie enthusiasts a chance to see one of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s reality-bending “infinity rooms.”
An art exhibition takes you inside the digital domain of the internet and explores how the internet has changed the way we experience the world.
A new exhibition conveys the role of the publishers of Ebony and Jet magazines in spreading the word on black culture from their onetime offices at 820 S. Michigan Ave.
On the 100th anniversary of his birth, Charles White is being recognized with the first major retrospective of his work since 1982.
