Event List

Bruce Mainzer tells the story of his mother’s and her sister’s escape from Nazi occupied Prague in 1939 and of the hero who impersonated an embassy employee to fool the Nazis. Come...

Gerald Savage (Chief White Winnebago) will examine the history of his HoChunk tribal territory and settlements, how his family was relocated into Starved Rock, tribal names and cul...

Some of the movies filmed in Chicago have quite the haunted tales underlying them. This lecture will look at how their spooky and spiritual elements emerged against the backdrop of...

Since the beginning of cinema, movies have functioned not only as a form of entertainment, but also as a tool of political persuasion. Some films have been used to disseminate prop...

The National Museum of Mexican Art is home to one of the country’s largest Mexican art collections, including more than 18,000 seminal pieces from ancient Mexico to the p...

Step into the world of royalty and embark on a captivating journey through the lives of the Princesses of Wales. In this illuminating lecture, historian Valerie Gugala will delve d...

On a spring day in May 1924, a young boy, Bobby Franks, went missing while walking home from school. Within a day, his body was discovered, which launched an investigation that led...

Join author and Chicago tour guide Ellen Shubart on this detail-packed, visual journey through one of America’s most iconic cities, with an added bonus- winter traditions of the No...