Museums
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Museum presentation relives family's dinner with Sitting BullAug 15, 2021 11:00 pm - Trickster Gallery presentation looks at immigrant family's experience
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Date With History explores 'Road to Victory During the Persian Gulf War' Aug. 5Aug 01, 2021 11:00 pm - On Thursday, Aug. 5, learn about the museum exhibit, "This Will Not Stand: The U.S. Army's Road to Victory During the Persian Gulf War," during the next virtual "Date Wi...
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'Ship of Gold' bell and recovered treasure to go on display at World's Fair of Money in RosemontJul 28, 2021 11:00 pm - The 268-pound bell from the fabled "Ship of Gold," the SS Central America that sank in 1857 while carrying tons of California Gold Rush-era treasure, will be displayed p...
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Elmhurst Artists' Guild hosted a Fiesta opening receptionJul 27, 2021 11:00 pm - The Elmhurst Artists Guild enjoyed a fiesta of the opening reception for "Engaging Frida" on July 16 at the Elmhurst Art Museum. Forty-five local artists were juried in...
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Antique tools tell a story at Garfield Farm Museum show, sale Aug. 1Jul 26, 2021 11:00 pm - On Sunday, Aug. 1, members of the Early American Industries Association and the Mid-West Tools Collectors Association will host their annual Antique Tool Show and Sale a...
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Cantigny Summer Concert to feature June's Got Cash July 25Jul 20, 2021 11:00 pm - June's Got the Cash will perform at the Cantigny Summer Concert from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 25, at the park, 1S151 Winfield Road in Wheaton. Tickets are not needed for...
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Cantigny offers guided history hikesJul 15, 2021 11:00 pm - Have you ever wondered why Cantigny Park exists and what is the First Division Museum? Or who was Robert McCormick, and why there are tanks on the grounds? On Thursdays...
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Stacy's Tavern Museum welcomes first tour group of the 175th yearJul 09, 2021 11:00 pm - On Friday, July 9, Stacy's Tavern Museum in Glen Ellyn welcomed the first group touring the museum during their 175th year. They were greeted by tour guide, historian a...
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Best Bets: Swing into Elmhurst Art Museum's 'Par Excellence Redux'Jul 06, 2021 6:00 am - Interactive art Recreation meets art with the interactive exhibit "Par Excellence Redux: The Front 9." Local and national artists, designers and architects have been com...
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Smithsonian magazine announces 17th annual Museum Day Sept. 18Jul 05, 2021 11:00 pm - Smithsonian magazine has designated Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021 as the 17th annual Museum Day, an initiative in which participating museums across the United States open th...