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Shedd Aquarium Unveils Transformed Entry and Awe-Inspiring Hanging Sculpture

Patrick Curran

Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium recently announced the opening of an enhanced entry experience that greatly improves the physical accessibility of the historic building, while providing guests with more choice on how to begin their journey to the aquatic world. The transformed entry is part of a new Welcome Plaza that will include more activated garden space, pop-up programming for Museum Campus visitors and a new external ticketing pavilion.

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MCA Chicago Announces “On Stage: Lineages,” A Showcase of Four Performance Works Moving Toward Canon Correction

Fred Cummings

The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago announced the return of the On Stage performance series. Since 2022, the On Stage series has focused on a curatorial theme that rotates annually. This spring, On Stage takes Lineages as its guiding concept, featuring four separate artist works that explore notions of identity and shared history from both inside and outside of the art world.

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Allison Peters Quinn, New Executive Director of Elmhurst Art Museums
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Elmhurst Art Museum Announces Appointment of Allison Peters Quinn to Executive Director and Chief Curator

Fred Cummings

The Elmhurst Art Museum announced the appointment of Allison Peters Quinn to Executive Director and Chief Curator. An established curator, educator, and art writer based in Chicago, Peters Quinn will spearhead the Elmhurst Art Museum’s mission to spark cultural enrichment and serve as “a creative space where art is for everyone.”

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Lookingglass Theatre Company Announces Cast and Creative Team for World Premiere of “Circus Quixote,” January 30 – March 30, 2025

Fred Cummings

Chicago’s Tony Award-winning Lookingglass Theatre Company, in association with The Actors Gymnasium, proudly announces the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Circus Quixote (January 30 – March 30, 2025). Simultaneously, the renovated lobby, bar, and café of the Lookingglass’ Joan and Paul Theatre at Water Tower Water Works will reopen on January 30, 2025, with menu and programming details to be announced in the coming months.

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