About The Chicago Cultural Alliance (CCA)

Established in 2007, the CCA is a growing consortium of 21 ethnic museums and cultural centers that have been collaborating with The Field Museum since 1998 on the Cultural Connections program. Together we realized the tremendous value we can bring to partnerships with mainstream institutions. Since the formation of the Alliance, mainstream institutions now have one stop access to a rich array of ethnic communities; and through joint marketing efforts, Chicago visitors and residents can learn about culturally specific programming taking place city-wide.

Who Are the Alliance's Core Members?

The Chicago Cultural Alliance's current Core Members are ethnically grounded museums and cultural centers. As the people of the world move seamlessly around the globe, they seek connection to their cultural heritage and look to define their transnational identities. Alliance Core Members link past and present and create a vehicle for people to examine their roots and explore other communities and traditions.

Who Are the Alliance's Partner Institutions?

The Chicago History Museum, The Field Museum and The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum are the Alliance's first partner organizations. New partner institutions can join the Alliance by proposing collaborative programs that fit within the Alliance's priority areas.

What are the Priority Areas of the Alliance?

Currently, the Alliance is working to develop collaborative programs and projects to provide organizational development assistance to its Core Members and establish cross-cultural creative opportunities for youth.

Prospective Associates may approach the Alliance with a proposed project in these priority areas.