Semillas: Artwork by Raul Ortiz Bonilla
The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture 3015 W Division Street, Chicago
Free
7 events found.
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Testimonies on Paper: Art & Poetry of South Asian Women
South Asia Institute 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago
Free – $10
Surviving the Long Wars: Residues and Rebellions
Newberry Library 60 West Walton Street, Chicago
Free
where the light corrupts your face…
South Side Community Art Center 3831 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago
Free
Chop Suey Men / The Brothers Chen: Chen Yuke Thew, Suey, Foon and Fong
Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago
Free – $8
The Girl in The Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Łódz Ghetto
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie
Free – $18
CLASSIC.RELEVANT: Ukrainian Contemporary Art from the Andrii Suprunenko Collection
Ukrainian National Museum 2249 W. Superior St., ChicagoA Murder Mystery Party and Balzekas Museum Women’s Guild “FUN”draiser
Mayfield Banquet Hall 6072 S Archer Ave, Chicago
$65
May 17: Book Discussion: American Born Chinese
Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago
Free – $12
On-Site Film Screening: “The Pianist from Ramallah”
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie
$5
Live: Cambodian Museum Mahori Musicians and Crossing Borders Music
Global Citizenship Experience Lab School 9 W Washington St, Floor 4, Chicago
$10
Introduction of Balinese Gamelan Angklung
Old Town School of Folk Music 4544 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago
$35 – $40
In Concert: Pt. Tejendra Mujumdar and Pt. Tanmoy Bose
South Asia Institute 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago
The People’s Tongue: Music &Words in Celebration
American Writers Museum 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago
$15 – $45
Week of Events
Semillas: Artwork by Raul Ortiz Bonilla
Through his signature puntos and semillas, Puerto Rican artist Raul Ortiz Bonilla presents a story of migration and diaspora.
Free
Testimonies on Paper: Art & Poetry of South Asian Women
South Asia Institute brings together art and poetry by South Asian women to create a space for alternative narratives of femininity and identity.
Free – $10
Tilling the Past
From 1908 to the mid 1930’s, Hilma Ljung photographed the village of Svalöv with her 4×5 glass plate view camera, showing us a rural Swedish woman's life.
Free – $6
Surviving the Long Wars: Residues and Rebellions
Pairing historic works and contemporary art, this exhibition reflects on the persistence of anti-colonial resistance, from the so-called "Indian Wars" to the "Global War on Terror".
Free
Life in Chicago
Avid amateur photographer Jan Zawiliński documented Chicago’s Polish Downtown community in 1900-1924, leaving behind a fascinating record of everyday life.
$6 – $10
Soy Boricua
From digital collage to painting to glasswork to photography, twelve non-male Diasporican artists explore their expansive identities and how they intersect in their own ways.
Free
Pop-Up Books through the Ages
Pop-up books have a longer history than you might think. For centuries, books with interactive flaps, dials, and other moving parts have captivated readers of all ages.
Free
where the light corrupts your face…
Artists Andres L. Hernandez, Tonika Lewis Johnson and Roland Knowlden consider the many definitions of space, site, and home.
Free
Letters from Home
Artists from Sweden and Chicago collaborate to create original works interpreting early 20th century letters to Chicago immigrant Emil Olsson from his family in Sweden.
Free – $6
ReFramed: The Future of Cities in Wood
This exhibition tells the story of building with mass timber and features architectural models of mass timber projects, from public spaces to office buildings.
$14
Chop Suey Men / The Brothers Chen: Chen Yuke Thew, Suey, Foon and Fong
The Chop Suey “joint” was a prime target of anti-Chinese discrimination in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This art exhibition focuses on four sojourners lost to historical haze.
Free – $8
The Girl in The Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Łódz Ghetto
In 1945, a 14-year-old's diary was discovered in Auschwitz. The exhibition explores Rywka's life in the Łódz Ghetto and what might have happened after her deportation to Auschwitz and beyond.
Free – $18
CLASSIC.RELEVANT: Ukrainian Contemporary Art from the Andrii Suprunenko Collection
This exhibit showcases modern classics from one of Ukraine's best private collections, demonstrating the multidimensionality and deep intuition of Ukrainian modernist style.
Sunday, May 21, 2023
- May 21, 2023 -A Murder Mystery Party and Balzekas Museum Women’s Guild “FUN”draiser
- May 21, 2023 -A Passport to Haiti: Art Making
- May 21, 2023 -Destinos al Aire
- May 21, 2023 -May 17: Book Discussion: American Born Chinese
- May 21, 2023On-Site Film Screening: “The Pianist from Ramallah”
- May 21, 2023Live: Cambodian Museum Mahori Musicians and Crossing Borders Music
- May 21, 2023 -Introduction of Balinese Gamelan Angklung
- May 21, 2023 -Ethnobotany in Our Region: Native Plants and Indigenous Culture
- May 21, 2023 -In Concert: Pt. Tejendra Mujumdar and Pt. Tanmoy Bose
- May 21, 2023 -The People’s Tongue: Music &Words in Celebration
A Murder Mystery Party and Balzekas Museum Women’s Guild “FUN”draiser
Come enjoy the all-immersive experience where you can be the detective. This party promises an afternoon of mystery and intrigue. Sponsored by: The Women's Guild of the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture What: Annual Fundraiser When: Sunday, May 21, 2023 / Social Hour: 12:30PM / Lunch 1:30PM to 2:30PM / In-House Raffle: 3:30PM Where: Mayfield […]
$65
A Passport to Haiti: Art Making
Join the Haitian American Museum of Chicago (HAMOC) in A Passport to Haiti! A Passport to Haiti is a four-event program spanning over several months that focuses on the cuisine, movement, culture, and art of Haiti. This event focuses on Art Making and is to be held on Sunday, May 21st. In this event, guests […]
FREE
Destinos al Aire
The center of Peruvian Arts will perform in this important event promoting music and dance. The performances are an important means of expressing Peruvian Indigenous heritage – past, present, and future adopting a ‘best practice’ approach and encouraging respect for the cultures of Indigenous. This performance expresses the native life through his or her relationship […]
FREE
May 17: Book Discussion: American Born Chinese
Book talk and discussion series on the graphic novel and Disney+ series “American Born Chinese” RSVP HERE AMERICAN BORN CHINESE has been adapted as a genre-hopping action-comedy series based on the graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang. In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we are hosting a book talk […]
Free – $12
On-Site Film Screening: “The Pianist from Ramallah”
Join us on-site at the Museum a film screening presented in partnership with JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival: The Pianist from Ramallah shares four years in the life of Muhammad “Misha” Alsheikh, a talented teenage pianist from Ramallah. The son of a Palestinian father and a Russian mother, it takes Muhammad 3 hours to get […]
$5
Live: Cambodian Museum Mahori Musicians and Crossing Borders Music
Crossing Borders Music joins the National Cambodian Heritage Museum Traditional Music Ensemble for an amazing afternoon of musical fusion! Crossing Borders Music joins the National Cambodian Heritage Museum Traditional Music Ensemble for an amazing afternoon of new arrangements of Cambodian classics! The performance includes beautiful new arrangements made by Crossing Borders Music violinist Rasa Mahmoudian […]
$10
Introduction of Balinese Gamelan Angklung
Check out this new workshop and learn to play music from Bali. Angklung is an orchestra of metallophones that is traditionally used to accompany funerals as a celebration of life in Bali, Indonesia. These four-note instruments are a perfect introduction to the world of gamelan music. You'll learn the interlocking melodies and communal nature of […]
$35 – $40
In Concert: Pt. Tejendra Mujumdar and Pt. Tanmoy Bose
A Special Recital of Hindustani Classical Music at SAI South Asia Institute & South Asian Classical Music Society Present Pt. Tejendra Mujumdar and Pt. Tanmoy Bose in concert. Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumdar’ is one of the most brilliant and popular classical artists from India. A dedicated musician who is also interested in composing, arranging and […]
The People’s Tongue: Music &Words in Celebration
Join us at the American Writers Museum for musical performances and readings in celebration of the 2023 anthology "The People's Tongue: Americans and the English Language." The event will begin with a short performance by Paquito D'Rivera, renowned Cuban-American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and composer and Fareed Haque, Pakistani-Chilean-American jazz and classical guitarist, followed by discussion […]
$15 – $45
Monday, May 22, 2023
- May 22, 2023 -Job Readiness Workshops
Job Readiness Workshops
Are you looking for new jobs or getting ready to apply for one? Sign up for HANA's virtual job readiness workshops coming up soon! Available in English and Spanish.
Free
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
No events on this day.
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
- May 24, 2023 -Architecture Basics in Seven Structures
Architecture Basics in Seven Structures
Believe it or not, all of architecture boils down to seven basic structures. Yet they can be combined in more than 5,000 ways to create our built environment. Join us to learn more.
$15
Thursday, May 25, 2023
- May 25, 2023 -Starship Chicago II: World Premiere
- May 25, 2023An Evening with Comic Books Author & Illustrator Lucie Lomová
Starship Chicago II: World Premiere
This film features Chicago’s James R. Thompson Center as it transforms from a public office building into Google’s downtown headquarters, raising questions about architecture.
Free
An Evening with Comic Books Author & Illustrator Lucie Lomová
Join T. G. Masaryk Czech School for a conversation with Lucie Lomová, award-winning Czech comic book artist, author and illustrator.
Free
Friday, May 26, 2023
- May 26, 2023 -Творчий вечір Горових в Чикаго
Творчий вечір Горових в Чикаго
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Saturday, May 27, 2023
- May 27, 2023 -Music of Cambodia
- May 27, 2023 -Freestyle Art
- May 27, 2023 -Free Museum Tour for Children
- May 27, 2023 -The Chinese Diaspora
- May 27, 2023 -Suitcase Stories: An Immigrant’s Journey of Losing One Home and Finding Two
- May 27, 2023ВЕДНЪЖ ПРЕКОСИШ ЛИ ОКЕАНА/Once You Cross the Ocean
Freestyle Art
Join us for Mental Health Awareness Month to doodle, color, and re-create your interpretation of our artworks. We welcome you to come and express yourself through art.
Free
Free Museum Tour for Children
Our expert guides will take children on a journey through the rich and diverse cultures of Asia, exploring vibrant pottery, intricate sculptures, and fascinating artifacts.
Free
The Chinese Diaspora
In a screening of “A Very British History: The British Chinese," Vlogger Shu Lin explores how Chinese migrants transformed Britain's bland post-war dining scene.
Free
Suitcase Stories: An Immigrant’s Journey of Losing One Home and Finding Two
Can home change? Can identity? Does love? Follow Jitesh Jaggi's journey from India to America in this hilarious and introspective immigration story.
$10 – $15
ВЕДНЪЖ ПРЕКОСИШ ЛИ ОКЕАНА/Once You Cross the Ocean
This one-person documentary performance recreates interviewees' words and gestures to bring to life the real stories of Bulgarian artists in New York.
$25