Museums
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Small museums, big impact: Historical societies shed light on where we've beenMay 27, 2022 6:00 am - You are helping your mother make butter. It's a child's chore that has vanished with time. Can you imagine that? It was fairly common some 150 years ago - and it will be...
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Fantastical displays, major retrospectives on tap at suburban, Chicago museums this summerMay 22, 2022 7:32 am - Many folks prefer to be outdoors come summer. But on those sweltering days or on those stormy days that make outside activities impossible, you might want to check out t...
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McHenry County Historical Society to host Valor Quilt presentationMay 15, 2022 11:00 pm - The McHenry County Historical Society is once again partnering with the Gazebo Valor Quilters of Huntley to honor local veterans as Memorial Day approaches. Recipients, ...
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Aurora's SciTech re-imagining its future without an actual museumMay 05, 2022 1:00 am - Aurora's SciTech Hands-on Museum is re-imagining a future without an actual museum. The museum, which opened its doors in 1991, on Wednesday announced the closure of its...
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Old-time radio play adapts 'The Wizard of Oz'May 03, 2022 11:00 pm - The Robert R. McCormick House at Cantigny Park presents a live recreation of "Chicago's Theatre of the Air" with a unique adaptation of Frank L. Baum's classic, "The Wiz...
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Elmhurst Museum Day returns on May 15May 03, 2022 11:00 pm - Museum Day has been a long-standing tradition in Elmhurst over the last 25 years when the city recognizes the many positive contributions its local museums make to the c...
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'Face the Fox' exhibit opens May 3May 02, 2022 1:00 am - Aurora University museum studies students have created an exhibit, "Face the Fox: Environmental Activists on the Fox River," at Little White School Museum in Oswego. AU...
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Wet day for an outdoor art show: Art in Wilder Park returns to ElmhurstApr 30, 2022 1:00 am - The 25th annual Art in Wilder Park outdoor art show returned to Elmhurst following a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This year also marks the 25th anniv...
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Arbor Day opening for nature photography exhibit at the Morton ArboretumApr 26, 2022 11:00 pm - After a two-year hiatus, the Morton Arboretum Photographic Society will exhibit over 100 fine art, nature-themed photographs at their annual exhibit opening on April 29,...
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McHenry County Historical Society to present program on contemporary Native Americans in IllinoisApr 22, 2022 6:00 am - The lands along the western shore of Lake Michigan once were home to the Potawatomi, the Kickapoo, the Peoria, the Sauk and Meskwaki, the Myaamia and the Ochéthi Šakówiŋ...