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The Chicago History Museum launches first entirely crowd-sourced exhibition. Carl Sandburg called it the “City of Big Shoulders.” Carolyn Martineau dubbed it “the place that invented the wind-chill.” Consider what Chicago means to you in Chicago Authored, the first-ever entirely crowd-sourced museum exhibition, which opens at the Chicago History Museum on Saturday, October 17, 2015. More

Chicago History Museum Celebrated Hot Dog History with 35,000 Visitors The Chicago History Museum welcomed record-breaking attendance at the fourth annual Chicago Hot Dog Fest this past weekend. More than 35,000 visitors made it to the three-day family-friendly celebration took place Friday, August 5 – 7 at the corner of Clark St. and LaSalle Dr. More

National Medal for Museum and Library Service Recognizes the Chicago History Museum’s Community Contributions The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced the Chicago History Museum as one of 10 recipients of the 2016 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries for service to the More

Lincoln Family Carriage and Deathbed on Display at the Chicago History Museum What does your candidate stand for? This election year, revisit Abraham Lincoln’s legacy and discover how his evolving views on slavery transformed America in “Lincoln’s Undying Words,” opening Saturday, April 9, at the Chicago History Museum. The exhibition, developed in collaboration with the More

The Chicago History Museum explores the life and legacy of an enterprising Chicagoan who rose to the heights of the fashion world in its newest costume exhibition, Making Mainbocher: The First American Couturier opening Saturday, October 22. The exhibition features nearly 30 garments from the Museum’s permanent collection. Enhanced by fashion illustrations, photography, oral histories More