Makes sense that the city of big shoulders would have a big closet. The Chicago History Museum, which has been collecting garments for nearly a century, has amassed a huge clothing and textiles ...

Long after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1621 and celebrated a successful harvest with a three-day gathering that ...

"Cats: Predators to Pets" opens at the Field Museum on Friday, Nov. 29. The Field Museum says the exhibit showcases the world ...

More than a dozen Chicago museums and attractions regularly host free admission days for Illinois residents, and a number of ...

Three exhibitions in Chicago museums tell some interesting stories about Frank Lloyd Wright, Edgar Miller and Germane Barnes.

"Cats: Predators to Pets" hopes to shed light on the physiological nature and cultural significance of the felines using ...

the building started out as the Chicago Historical Society—now called the Chicago History Museum—before that institution moved to its current location at 1601 N. Clark St. at the south edge of ...

But beginning on Tuesday, May 7, Chicago’s Field Museum will make the 13th known Archaeopteryx fossil visible to the public—the first specimen of its kind in a major natural history museum in ...

CHICAGO - Fashion takes center stage at a new exhibit at the Chicago History Museum. The "Dressed in History" exhibit features over 70 artifacts, showcasing everything from everyday attire ...

The museum also participates in Museums for All and Bank of America Museums on Us. Illinois residents can enjoy free admission days throughout the year. Chicago History also offers free admission for ...

On Tuesday, April 2 at the Chicago History Museum, documentary creators, collaborators and community members will gather for a special screening and discussion of the first episode, plus a preview ...

Sarah Estime The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, named for Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable, the entrepreneur who is credited with founding Chicago, is a must-visit for anyone ...