


Testimonies on Paper: Art & Poetry of South Asian Women
South Asia Institute 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago



where the light corrupts your face…
South Side Community Art Center 3831 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago


Chop Suey Men / The Brothers Chen: Chen Yuke Thew, Suey, Foon and Fong
Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago
The Girl in The Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Łódz Ghetto
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie

Real and Imaginary: A Conversation about Spiritual Resistance
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie
American Born Chinese Watch Party and Discussion #2
Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago
Misa Bilingüe Purépecha/Español
Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe 1170 N River Rd, Des Plaines
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Collectors: Graphics of Pollination
This exhibit links art, natural and social sciences to represent how migrant pollinator species and human laborers are closely linked - raising environmental and social awareness.
Summer Weddings
Weddings bring us together. They are a chance to celebrate love and the beginning of a couple’s new life together. Weddings also celebrate our history and culture. Join the Museum for this fun exhibit, featuring wedding dresses from the past, as well as from the many cultures that make up Buffalo Grove today, including Korean, […]
Midsommarfest
Celebrate Swedish summer tradition with eclectic music, great vendors, and more! Swedish American Museum will have a maypole, beer tent, Store tent, craft table and café.
Collectors: Graphics of Pollination
This exhibit links art, natural and social sciences to represent how migrant pollinator species and human laborers are closely linked - raising environmental and social awareness.
Real and Imaginary: A Conversation about Spiritual Resistance
Join Sid. Z. Leiman, PhD, internationally acclaimed scholar of Jewish history and literature, for a candid conversation about spiritual resistance during the Holocaust.
American Born Chinese Watch Party and Discussion #2
Join us to watch episodes 3 and 4 of American Born Chinese, followed by a discussion and your thoughts on what it means to be American Born Chinese.
Misa Bilingüe Purépecha/Español
Misa Bilingüe Purépecha/español concelebrada y bendición de la Presencia Michoacana 2023. Presentación de toritos de petate (Francisco Villa). Presentación del Coro Purépecha.
Ahimsa for Freedom
A play performed by Bronzeville Youth on India's Civil Rights movement. What happens when a child sees the monumental national struggle changing her life?
Sip, Shop, and Workshop
Location: 4654 North Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL 60640 HAMOC is hosting a celebration for the June birthdays of staff, volunteers, and friends of the museum on June 30th, 2023, from 6pm to 8pm. We will be serving refreshments and snacks while we build community. This Shop and Sip event will also include a workshop where […]
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.
Swedish National Day Pop-up Café
Celebrate Swedish National day at the Museum's pop-up café. In addition to our regular spread we will serve some pastries fit for the National Day.
Architecture Talk: Ralph Johnson’s Chicago
Perkins&Will principal and design director Ralph Johnson will reveal his collaborative design process and highlight key projects over the course of an illustrious career.
Lidice – A Living Memory of Tragedy and Hope
In 1942, Lidice was destroyed by the Nazis in retaliation for the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi official. The name "Lidice" became a symbol of Nazi atrocities and the horrors of war.
Hrůša Conducts Mahler 9
Mahler “peacefully bids farewell to the world” in his Ninth Symphony, with its grand scale, profound emotions and folk dance themes — capped by a transcendent finale.
Taste of Asia
Join the Heritage Museum of Asian Art's 9th anniversary fundraiser! Immerse yourself in Asia's vibrant colors, rich traditions, and tantalizing flavors while supporting art heritage.
MODU Gala
HANA Center invites you to their 2023 MODU Gala: Celebrating Justice for All! Support HANA as they help immigrants, advance racial justice, and organize for systemic change.
Presentación del Libro “La Guacha de Guanchipo”
Guadalupe Suazo. En la obra la autora hace una recopilación en 19 historias breves que en un ejercicio de memoria vuelve hablar de su pueblo de su herencia, de su tradición.
43rd Annual Summer Gala
Join Polish Museum of America's largest annual fundraiser! This black-tie affair features cocktails, dinner, and dancing to the sounds of the Anthony Kawalkowski Orchestra.
Sarpa Sutra: Serpent Speak
Bringing together dance, music and theatre, this revenge saga of ecocide and genocide spans four generations to retell a chilling tale that mirrors our lives and times.
VR Film Preview & Creator Talk: “Trail of Angels”
Meet the creative team behind VR film Trail of Angels, which draws from Lithuanian artist/composer Mikalojus Čiurlionis' works to reveal his extraordinary imagination.
Bus Tour of Lithuanian Historical Sites in Chicago
The definitive tour of the historic neighborhoods and landmarks where Chicago Lithuanians lived, worked, played, and prayed for 150 years.
2023 Piyesta Pinoy
In celebration of the 125th Philippine Independence Day, this festival will host food, a costume parade, performances, games, and much more!
Juneteenth Fair
Family activities, 3 on 3 basketball, petting zoo, jumping castle and more. Bring your own picnic basket, chairs if you like.
Bronzeville Queer History Tour
Bronzeville’s commercialized and jazz-influenced urban culture offered African-Americans a vibrant, well-accepted queer culture from the 1920s onward. Join us to learn more.
North West Pride Fest
Join Trickster Cultural Center for family friendly drag performers, live entertainment, vendors, activities and more!
Pig Roast – St. Cletus Parish
Center of Peruvian Arts will present music and dance from Peru at this church event.
Cultural Connections: Saraswathi Ranganathan and Juan Díes
Saraswathi Ranganathan on the Veena and Juan Díes on the Guitar celebrate the intersection of South Asian and Mexican music.
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СРЕЩА - КОКТЕЙЛ С РАЙНА НЕДЯЛКОВА-КАЧУЛКОВА. ПРЕДСТАВЯТ творчеството на Рени Нед.
Los Pleneros de la Cresta
Hear Puerto Rican Plena music group Los Pleneros de la Cresta in concert, as they pave the way to the preservation and dissemination of the Afro-Puerto Rican genre.





















