Exhibitions at CHM
See what the Museum has to offer, both in-person and online!
Featured exhibition
Vivian Maier: In Color
Vivian Maier took everyday moments and transformed them into something extraordinary. A discarded newspaper, a child resting her face in the sunlight of a ferry window, a scowling woman licking
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featured exhibition
City on Fire: Chicago 1871
Designed for families to learn, explore, and discover the impact the Great Chicago Fire had on the city and the people who lived here. October 7, 1871: Chicago's busy streets were taken over by flames
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featured exhibition
Treasured Ten: Selections from the Costume Collection
Stephen Burrows, Scotty Piper, Patrick Kelly, Willi Smith, and Barbara Bates—five stories within the folds of fashion. The clothing we wear and the styles we embrace often reveal what we value
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Past Exhibitions
Past Exhibitions
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