Swedish American Museum
The Swedish American Museum preserves and presents Swedish American heritage in the United States for the education and enjoyment of all ages and ethnic backgrounds. Each year more than 40,000 visitors enjoy the museu... explorechicago.org
Balzekas Museum Of Lithuanian Culture
The life-long dream of Stanley Balzekas, Jr., to preserve for posterity the wealth of material pertaining to Lithuania's history and culture was realized when he opened the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture in a "two-... famplosion.com
Hellenic Museum And Cultural Center
MISSION: To preserve the archival collections from the Greek immigrant experience throughout the United States as well as to showcase the artistic work of the Hellenic people in the visual, literary and performing arts. museumstuff.com
The Blues Trail
[Side A:] The "Great Migration" from the South to "the Promised Land" of Chicago brought more African Americans here from Mississippi than any other state, especially during and after World War II. With the migrants came the De... hmdb.org
Battle Of Fort Dearborn
From roughly 1620 to 1820 the territory of the of the Potawatomi extended from what is now Green Bay Wisconsin, to Detroit Michigan, and included the Chicago area. In 1803 the United States Government built Fort Dearborn at wha... hmdb.org
Spertus Institute Of Jewish Studies
Founded in 1924 as Chicagos College of Jewish Studies, Spertus Institute today offers an array of specialized and public programming, grounded in Jewish thought, inspired by Jewish values, and resolutely relevant to peop... ettractions.com
Henry Gerber House
This house is nationally significant as the earliest known site associated with the gay and lesbian civil rights movement in the United States. It was the home of pioneering activist Henry Gerber from 1924 to 1925, during which... hmdb.org
National Italian American Sports Hall Of Fame
Since its founding in 1978, more than two hundred glorious champions of sport have been enshrined in the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame. - Today, at long last, were building a world-class Hall of Fame and ... museumstuff.com
International Museum Of Surgical Science
The historic lakeside mansion that is now the Museum was constructed in 1917, under the careful direction of Eleanor Robinson Countiss to house her family. Her father, an executive of the Diamond Match Company, generously... famplosion.com
Victory, World War I Black Soldiers' Memorial - Chicago, Il
From (visit link) "The bronze panels and the soldier atop the monument, which was added in 1936, were designed by Leonard Crunelle, a former pupil of noted Chicago sculptor Lorado Taft. The monument was dedicated on Armis... waymarking.com
Polish Museum Of America
The Polish Museum of America was established in 1935 as the ?Museum and Archives of the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America.? The first public display area opened on January 12, 1937 in a specially designed and constru... famplosion.com
Ukrainian Institute Of Modern Art
Since the early 1970s, two Ukrainian Village attractions have remained constant through countless stages of neighborhood gentrification: an array of historic churches and the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art. Whi... centerstagechicago.com
Fort Dearborn
Defense Fort Dearborn stood almost on this spot. After an heroic defense in eighteen hundred and twelve, the garrison together with women and children was forced to evacuate the fort. Led by Captain Wells, they were brutally ma... hmdb.org
Du Sable Museum Of African American History
The DuSable focuses on African-American history in Chicago and the United States. Permanent exhibits include "Clothed in History" with items like the shoes of gospel legend Mahalia Jackson and a dress worn by Halle Berry... museumstuff.com
Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum
The mission of the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum is to stimulate and preserve knowledge and appreciation of Mexican culture through sponsoring events and exhibitions that exemplify the rich variety of visual and perform... museumland.net
Ukrainian National Museum Of Chicago
The Ukrainian National Museum boasts an exhibit hall, a library, permanent collections and extensive archives. It also plays host to gallery exhibits by native and international artists and sculptors. Part of the ... centerstagechicago.com
Ancient Egyptian Institute
No, it isn't the Oriental Institute, but we can't find much of anything else
Dusable Museum
Beatrice Smigasiewicz From the Black Panther Party to Sun Ra to Harold Washington, Chicago has played a major role in African-American history. So it's no wonder that the nation's first museum of African-American ... centerstagechicago.com