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Chicago a cappella presents “Jazz a cappella” March 29-April 6
Milwaukee Art Museum Welcomes Thomas Busciglio-Ritter as Abert Family Associate Curator of American Art
The Auditorium Presents Melinda French Gates in Conversation April 23
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Gala, “Spanish Rhapsody” Raises $500K
Erin Shirreff’s “Art at the Intersection of Photography and Sculpture” Opens at Milwaukee Art Museum in May

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Chicago History Museum Awarded $50K Grant from Low Foundation

January 19, 2025 David Henley Chicago History Museum

The Chicago History Museum has received a $50,000 donation from the Joseph N. & Rosemary E. Low Foundation. The gift

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Chicago History Museum Launches Effort to Collect COVID-19 History in Real Time

April 17, 2020 Vickie Moore Chicago History Museum, Coronavirus, COVID-19

The Chicago History Museum today announced a community-based initiative, “In This Together” to collect digital records that capture personal experiences

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Chicago History Museum Launches Search for New President

April 3, 2020 Vickie Moore Chicago History Museum

The Chicago History Museum today announced that Gary T. Johnson, president of the museum, is planning to retire. Johnson has led Chicago’s oldest cultural institution, which was founded in 1856, since 2005. A national search is being commenced for his successor.