Semillas: Artwork by Raul Ortiz Bonilla
The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture 3015 W Division Street, Chicago
Free
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The Girl in The Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Łódz Ghetto
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie
Free – $18
The Spirit of Place: Earth is Home – Lithography by Kurt Seaberg
Swedish American Museum 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago
Free – $6
Yulia Gasio: Donbas, Ukraine 2014 till the Present
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago
M.K Čiurlionis Virtual Reality Film “Trail of Angels”
Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture 6500 South Pulaski Road, Chicago
$35
19th Solo Exhibition of Jin Woo Yoon, Woodwork Artist from Busan, Korea
Korean Cultural Center of Chicago 9925 Capitol Dr, Wheeling
23rd Annual Barrio Arts Festival
The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture 3015 W Division Street, Chicago
Free
Resistencia y Libertá por Bombazo Wear
The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture 3015 W Division Street, Chicago
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
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
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
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
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, […]
The Spirit of Place: Earth is Home – Lithography by Kurt Seaberg
Seaberg uses his lithographs of the beautiful natural landscape of Minnesota and Sweden to connect with his Sami heritage and to remind us of beauty, community, and sense of place.
Free – $6
Yulia Gasio: Donbas, Ukraine 2014 till the Present
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art presents Yulia Gasio: Donbas, Ukraine 2014 till the Present. Join us for the opening reception. Yulia Gasio will give a presentation at 2pm.
M.K Čiurlionis Virtual Reality Film “Trail of Angels”
Take a VR journey through the works of the paintings and music of M.K. Čiurlionis.
$35
19th Solo Exhibition of Jin Woo Yoon, Woodwork Artist from Busan, Korea
Award-winning Korean woodwork artist Jin Woo Yoon will hold a solo exhibition at the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago. He will carve two good luck totem poles for the center.
23rd Annual Barrio Arts Festival
This festival showcases the local Puerto Rican community's art and culture, offering live performances, art workshops, handmade artisanal crafts, and tantalizing delicacies.
Free
Resistencia y Libertá por Bombazo Wear
Bomba music and dance provide resistance, self-expression, and community building for Afro-Puerto Ricans. This exhibit displays the evolution of bomba attire since the 17th century.
The Sweetest Season: A Gathering of Indigenous Creativity
Back for a second year, The Sweetest Season will include two performances of a spoken word and song showcase, staged readings, workshops, a Native-curated gathering and more.
$15
Sunday, July 9, 2023
- July 9, 2023 -Festival Peruano en Chicago
Festival Peruano en Chicago
The Peruvian Festival Chicago was born from the desire to share with the world our music, our cuisine, and most importantly, our culture and the sparks of our lifestyle.
$30 – $100
Monday, July 10, 2023
No events on this day.
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
- July 11, 2023 -Book Talk: Chicago Skyscrapers, 1934-1986
Book Talk: Chicago Skyscrapers, 1934-1986
Skyscrapers transformed how Chicagoans lived and worked. Hear author Tom Leslie discuss his new book Chicago Skyscrapers, 1934-1986.
$15
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
- July 12, 2023 -CAMBODIAN MUSIC: The Living Tradition!
CAMBODIAN MUSIC: The Living Tradition!
The Crossing Borders Music String Quartet joins Nisa Pov, roneat ak (Cambodian xylophone) performer for an amazing night of new arrangements of Cambodian classics!
Free
Thursday, July 13, 2023
- July 13, 2023 -C.P. Cavafy: The Greek Diaspora’s Poet Laureate
C.P. Cavafy: The Greek Diaspora’s Poet Laureate
Join National Hellenic Museum for an immersive journey into the captivating world of C.P. Cavafy, arguably the greatest Greek poet of the 20th century.
Free
Friday, July 14, 2023
- July 14, 2023 -Story Circle with Jitesh
- July 14, 2023Marrano: A Tale Of Inquisition
Story Circle with Jitesh
Award-winning storyteller Jitesh Jaggi is back at South Asia Institute! But this time, the audience will also share their stories to create a space for collective healing.
$10 – $15
Marrano: A Tale Of Inquisition
"Marrano" focuses on a man who assassinated an Inquisitor: Diego de Sevilla, a simple son of a shoemaker, whose faith, family and culture were stripped away by fanaticism.
Saturday, July 15, 2023
- July 15, 2023 -Pickleball for Refugees
- July 15, 2023 -Before I Let Go: Film Screening & Discussion
- July 15, 2023 -Family Art Event
- July 15, 2023 -Muslim Writers Collective Presents “Illuminate”
- July 15, 2023Marrano: A Tale Of Inquisition
- July 15, 2023 -Ochin Pakhi In Concert
Pickleball for Refugees
The Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago invites you to a pickleball fundraiser for refugees and immigrants. Participate in a tournament, in open play, or take free lessons.
$50
Before I Let Go: Film Screening & Discussion
Set in the fictional Bad City, 5 years after a giant monster attack, the film follows a documentary filmmaker's experience covering the east side community's recovery efforts.
Free
Family Art Event
Interact with the Swedish American Museum's exhibit “Letters from Home.” You will create a collaborative art piece, write your own letters, and learn more about the art in the exhibit.
$5
Muslim Writers Collective Presents “Illuminate”
The Abrahamic Center for Cultural Education presents an open mic event. “Illuminate” represents the radiant power of knowledge, understanding, and cultural exchange.
Free
Marrano: A Tale Of Inquisition
"Marrano" focuses on a man who assassinated an Inquisitor: Diego de Sevilla, a simple son of a shoemaker, whose faith, family and culture were stripped away by fanaticism.
Ochin Pakhi In Concert
Ochin Pakhi, a Bengali music band from Chicago, will perform folk songs composed by mystic philosopher Lalon Fakir and classical songs by poet Rabindranath Tagore.
$15 – $25