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
Resistencia y Libertá por Bombazo Wear
The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture 3015 W Division Street, Chicago
Made in Taiwan | 台灣製造 CATHY HSIAO & NESTOR SIRÉ
Chinese American Museum of Chicago 238 W. 23rd St, Chicago
Free
Shelly Jyoti – Indigo: The Blue Gold
South Asia Institute 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago
$5 – $10
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
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
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
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.
Made in Taiwan | 台灣製造 CATHY HSIAO & NESTOR SIRÉ
Artists Cathy Hsiao and Nestor Siré comment on our digital connectivity. Taking porcelain and recycled plastic, they reveal how economies thrive under political and economic erasure.
Free
Shelly Jyoti – Indigo: The Blue Gold
Acclaimed Indian visual and textile artist Shelly Jyoti depicts the indigo's colonial history and impact — the cultivation, exploitation, and servitude that happened because of one plant.
$5 – $10
Tantalizing Treasures Sale
The Swedish American Museum will take part in the Andersonville Sidewalk Sale. Come find your treasures old and new.
Virtual Reality Film Experience: Walk to Westerbork
With cinematography, animation, and archival photos, Rodi Glass revisits the sites of her survival as a young girl from Amsterdam, Westerbork transit camp, and Vittel internment camp.
July 31, 2023
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Vibrant and Colorful Music and Dances of Bollywood
Vibrant and Colorful Music and Dances of Bollywood
Audiences will experience and enjoy the Bollywood fashions, colors, and musical influences with dancers and musicians performing Bollywood music and dance.
Free
August 2, 2023
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Harmonies of Hellenic Pop: Exploring Greek Pop Music
Harmonies of Hellenic Pop: Exploring Greek Pop Music
Dive into the vibrant world of Greek pop music with our captivating class that explores the catchy melodies, infectious rhythms, and cultural significance of this dynamic genre.
Free
August 2, 2023
Reservation Dogs Season Three Premiere Watch Party
Reservation Dogs Season Three Premiere Watch Party
Join the American Indian Center for the season two finale and season three premiere. Popcorn and drinks available!
August 4, 2023
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The Greek Civil War: A History
The Greek Civil War: A History
Step into the tumultuous era of the Greek Civil War with our thought-provoking NHM Discussion
Free
August 5, 2023
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The 107th Annual Scottish Home Picnic
The 107th Annual Scottish Home Picnic
All are welcome to join residents, families and staff for the Chicago Scots' 107th Annual Summer Picnic. Live music, food, Highland Dancing, bagpipes, kids games and much more!
Free
August 5, 2023
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Chicago Japanese Picnic
Chicago Japanese Picnic
The entire Chicago Japanese Community and Friends are invited to share in a day of games, food, sports, sunshine, good times, and more food!
Free
August 5, 2023
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NLCCC 7th Annual Arts Festival
NLCCC 7th Annual Arts Festival
Local and nationally recognized artists, vendors, live entertainment, local foods and family fun (face painting, mini golf, swimming and more!)
August 5, 2023
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Monarch Festival & Environmental Resource Fair
Monarch Festival & Environmental Resource Fair
Join the Trickster Cultural Center at the Environmental Resource Fair. Visit resources on environmentalism, monarch conservation, and community services.
August 5, 2023
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Eselean Goree Henderson: A Practice in Clay
Eselean Goree Henderson: A Practice in Clay
Join a conversation on Eselean Goree Henderson, a prolific ceramicist whose work has heavily impacted the Black artistic landscape of Chicago.
Free
August 5, 2023
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Shades of Blue: An All Building Open House
Shades of Blue: An All Building Open House
This performance series highlights Chicago blues and jazz - as well as the Indigo plant’s parallel journey, from India and Africa to the American South.