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General Admission to the museum includes all permanent and temporary exhibitions.
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Did you know that the West Loop is home to the Haymarket Affair, a rally for workers’ rights that quickly became bloody and dangerous? Or that it’s considered the birthplace of House Music?
Join storyteller and guide Connie Fairbanks, author of Chicago’s West Loop Now and Then: People, Businesses, Buildings as she explores the rich history of the Near West Side/West Loop from the 19th century to the present. You’ll learn about Carter Harrison, the five-time mayor of Chicago, see a church that served as City Hall after the 1871 Great Chicago Fire, and explore spaces central to Chicago’s long and robust labor history. You can even stop by where some of the finest harps in the world are made mostly by hand!
Tour runs 60–90 minutes and includes one mile of walking along sidewalks. This tour begins at the Carter Harrison Statue one block south of Union Park (1501 W. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60606) on Washington Street between Ashland and Ogden Avenue and north of Warren Boulevard. The tour ends at Epiphany Center for the Arts (201 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL 60607)
Tour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum, good for one week from tour date.
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Admission is free for IL residents on this date. Please create an account before ticket selection to apply the Illinois resident discount. Tickets will be discounted at check out. Advance tickets are not required for General Admission. Walk-in visitors welcome. Planning a group visit? Please call us at 312-642-4600 to make group reservations.
Members, Remember to sign-in to your account, or register a new account if you haven't already done so. After logging in please select the number of desired tickets and click Add To Cart. You will then see your member discount applied at the basket.
General Admission to the museum includes all permanent and temporary exhibitions.
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La entrada es gratuita para los residentes de Illinois en esta fecha. Por favor, crea una cuenta antes de seleccionar las entradas para aplicar el descuento para residentes de Illinois. No es necesario comprar entradas por adelantado para la entrada general. Se admiten visitantes sin reservación previa. ¿Estás planeando una visita en grupo? Llámanos al 312-642-4600 para hacer reservaciones de grupo.
Miembros del Museo: No olviden iniciar una sesión en su cuenta en la esquina superior de la derecha o registrarse para crear una cuenta si aún no lo han hecho. Después de acceder, seleccionen el número de entradas que quieran y hagan clic en “Añadir al carrito.” A continuación, el descuento para miembros será aplicado en su orden.
La entrada general al museo incluye todas las exposiciones permanentes y temporales.
Chicago is known for its public sculpture, though it also has a rich tradition in murals and other forms of decoration of public spaces. The first forms were the panoramas and cycloramas that were painted and exhibited before being sent on the road, a mockup of one is currently on display in City on Fire: Chicago 1871. The fire and the economic depression of the 1870s dampened enthusiasm for public art, but a rash of tombs, statutes, and fountains followed in the next decade. Augustus Saint-Gaudens was the most famous of those who worked here, completing both the naturalistic Abraham Lincoln and Bates Fountain (1887) near the museum itself in Lincoln Park. Hyde Park is no exception.
Join Artist and Educator Juarez Hawkins for a lively historical tour of the murals along the Metra underpasses linking Hyde Park Boulevard and Cornell Avenue in Hyde Park, one of the city’s most engaging neighborhoods. Take a close look at public art that tells distinctive stories about Chicago and its history, including Astrid Fuller’s Spirit of Hyde Park (1973) and William Walker’s Children of Goodwill (1977). We’ll also touch on the issues surrounding content, restoration, and reinterpretation.
Advance registration is required for walking tours.
$25, $22.50 members
Tour runs 1.5 to 2 hours. Meet at the Pepperland Apartment building at 1509–1517 E. 57th Street, adjacent to the 57th Street Metra Stop.
Tour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum, good for one week from tour date.
Did you know that the West Loop’s Mary Bartelme Park is named after Illinois’s first female judge? Or that in 1988, investors purchased a cold storage warehouse and established Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Studios in this neighborhood?
Join storyteller and guide Connie Fairbanks, author of Chicago’s West Loop Now and Then: People, Businesses, Buildings, to explore the history of the Near West Side/West Loop from the late 1800s to the present. See a range of historical locations that have made the West Loop what it is today. From the new Pray for Peace sculpture to remnants of one of the largest garment districts in the US, you’ll learn about the history of this neighborhood while viewing the art and architecture that makes the West Loop such an important site in Chicago’s history. You’ll even learn where the powdered sugar doughnut was perfected!
Tour runs 60–90 minutes and includes one mile of walking on sidewalks. Tour begins at the corner of Adams and Peoria Streets, near Mary Bartelme Park (115 S. Sangamon), and ends at the corner of Halsted and Madison Streets, near the Midwest Bank Building (801 W. Madison St.).
Tour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum, good for one week from tour date.