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
Virtual Reality Film Experience: Walk to Westerbork
Illinois Holocaust Museum 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie
Kéyah: Paintings and Photographs of Home Opening Reception
American Indian Center 3401 West Ainslie Street, Chicago
The Power of Oral Histories: Remembering and Recording Everyday Voices
Haitian American Museum of Chicago 4410 N Clark St, Chicago
$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
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
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.
Tattoo: Identity Through Ink
This exhibit explores personal and collective identity through tattoo traditions, past and present. For more than 5000 years, people have used tattoos to beautify, heal, or empower.
Kéyah: Paintings and Photographs of Home Opening Reception
The American Indian Center is excited to host Diné artist Fleurette Estes and her exhibit, "Kéyah: Paintings and Photographs of Home," in their Gallery!
“Gravity” by Tom Torluemke
Tom Torluemke' landscape and portrait paintings ask the question: as social and civic unrest become more contentious, how can people help each other and the environment?
Somos Un Solo Pueblo, Mexico y Puerto Rico
Somos un Solo Pueblo, Mexico y Puerto Rico, part of the Millennium Park Residency Program, will be a one-of-a-kind historical event aimed at uniting the Mexican and Puerto Rican communities in a symphonic concert setting. To anchor the main event, The Chicago Philharmonic Society will serve as the official orchestra that will be accompanied by […]
Threads
Threads is a group show where artists from many countries respond to one another. Poetry is intertwined and brought to life through fibers and textiles.
Sunday, August 20, 2023
- August 20, 2023 -Soup Jomou Book Signing
- August 20, 2023 -Tai Chi Workshop
- August 20, 2023 -The Power of Oral Histories: Remembering and Recording Everyday Voices
Soup Jomou Book Signing
Join HAMOC to celebrate the launch of the second edition of this historical, intergenerational coloring book by artist Luis Limardo.
Free
Tai Chi Workshop
Learn the fundamentals of Tai Chi, combining gentle movements, deep breathing, and focused intention to promote relaxation, balance, and inner harmony.
$8
The Power of Oral Histories: Remembering and Recording Everyday Voices
Creator of HAMOC's Oral History Collection, Dr. Courtney Joseph will discuss the methodology and importance of oral histories. PLUS, she will unveil HAMOC's new Oral History website!
$10
Monday, August 21, 2023
No events on this day.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
- August 22, 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
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
- August 23, 2023 -The Other Architects of Oak Park
The Other Architects of Oak Park
Frank Lloyd Wright’s work in Oak Park comprises 25 homes out of nearly 5,000 structures. This engaging presentation takes a look at Oak Park homes not designed by Wright.
$15
Thursday, August 24, 2023
- August 24, 2023Back-to-School Powwow
- August 24, 2023A CELEBRATION OF UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE; Threads: Poems to Inspire Art book launch
- August 24, 2023On-Site Live Performance: Iconic Movies and Classical Music
- August 24, 2023 -Harmonies of Hellenic Pop: Exploring Greek Pop Music
Back-to-School Powwow
Join us in celebrating our Native students as they head back to school for another year! Free community meal starts at 6 p.m., Grand Entry follows.
A CELEBRATION OF UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE; Threads: Poems to Inspire Art book launch
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art will celebrate Ukrainian Independence Day by launching a new poetry anthology inspired the art in the Threads exhibition.
$20
On-Site Live Performance: Iconic Movies and Classical Music
Join the Illinois Holocaust Museum and listen to Dr. Marvin Berman combine soaring classical melodies with favorites from contemporary films.
$18
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
Friday, August 25, 2023
- August 25, 2023Write Night: An Evening of Authorship, Wine, and Joy!
- August 25, 2023 -Sip, Shop & Workshop
- August 25, 2023 -On the Lawn: Hosted by Roxanne Shanté with Music by DJ Spinderella
Write Night: An Evening of Authorship, Wine, and Joy!
The Center for Native Futures will host a writing workshop, talking about origin stories and the self, and then participants will read together and celebrate what they produced.
Sip, Shop & Workshop
HAMOC is hosting a celebration for the August birthdays of staff, volunteers, and friends of the museum. Plus, we will learn about making candles with intention with herbs, oils and crystals.
Free
On the Lawn: Hosted by Roxanne Shanté with Music by DJ Spinderella
Join the National Public Housing Museum and WBEZ for a concert featuring artists with meaningful connections to public housing, complemented by an installation on civic engagement.
Free
Saturday, August 26, 2023
- August 26, 2023 -Family Day 2023
- August 26, 2023 -Genealogy Session IN PERSON
- August 26, 2023 -Day of Dignity
- August 26, 2023 -Family Fun Fest
- August 26, 2023 -Telling Your Story: Grant Writing Workshop for Artists
- August 26, 2023 -A book launch with Dr. Guneeta Singh Bhalla and Professor Erin Riggs
- August 26, 2023Orquesta el Macabeo
Genealogy Session IN PERSON
Swedish American Museum members will talk about their journey learning about their family past as well as discussing Bible inventory and how that research can be used.
$10
Day of Dignity
Day of Dignity is a flagship service event where Chicagoans will come together to connect critical resources to refugees, new arrivals and those most in need.
Free
Family Fun Fest
A day of family fun with games, crafts and more. Swedish food will be served as well!
Telling Your Story: Grant Writing Workshop for Artists
This workshop will focus on effective grant writing strategies. Participants will learn to communicate their arts practices, missions, values and artist statement to secure funding.
Free
A book launch with Dr. Guneeta Singh Bhalla and Professor Erin Riggs
10,000 Memories: A Lived History of Partition is the fruition of the largest pan-South Asian oral history survey ever conducted, documenting stories of Partition, WWII, and Independence.
Free
Orquesta el Macabeo
Orquesta el Macabeo are a tight, searing, brassy salsa ensemble, a unique combination of traditional salsa dura elements with darkly humorous lyrics and a garage/punk/pop spirit.
$10 – $15