1601 N Clark St., Lincoln Park – 312-641-4600, Street or parking lot.
8/24/21 – Q-tips say: Go & enjoy. Free for all Ill resident on certain days in July- must show Ill ID. Mrs. Q says: they do an excellent job being safe & social distancing & cleaning.
What a great day at the History Museum. The day we went there were very few people which made for a safe/enjoyable visit. Be sure to stay for the movie.
PS: Decided to cook and eat at home. Seems like I pick the warmest days to cook & eat at home.
Can you answer these questions?
1. What was the first spectator sport before baseball/tennis/football/soccer? Horse racing
2. How much do you know about Jean Batiste DeSable ?
Did he own slaves? Jean Batiste DeSable – This prominent French-Canadian, who also lived at Cahokia, had an Indian slave in early 1790. Then he established a trading settlement in what later became the City of Chicago.
What did he do for a living? A farmer and Trader. Living at the mouth of the Chicago River. He had established a trading settlement in what later became the City of Chicago. De Sable left Chicago in 1800, selling his property to a neighbor. His wife did not sign the bill of sale, and may have been deceased at the time. Moved to St. Charles in Spanish Louisiana. His business deals did not go well, and was declared insolvent in the territory in 1813. At the end of his life, Du Sable was destitute and depended on the goodwill of a neighbor, possibly a lover, for his housekeeping. Jean Baptiste Point du Sable died on August 28, 1818.
3. What was the 1st name of the Locomotive Train? The Pioneer.
4. Do you remember the Kukla/Fran/Ollie Show?
An early American television show using puppets. It was created for children, but soon watched by more adults than children. What does the name Kukla mean? DOLL in Russian & Greek.
These are some of the exhibits you will enjoy!
Free admission for all Chicago residents with proof of ID– today. Tickets are available on-site as well, but each online purchase reduces person-to-person transactions and keeps us all safer. In accordance with city guidelines, Museum capacity will be limited to 275 people at a time.
New exhibits: Millions of Moments: The Chicago Sun-Times Photo Collection
Our brand new exhibition features a first look at highlights from our Chicago Sun-Times photograph collection, which has more than 5 million negatives spanning the 1940s to the early 2000s—one of the largest newspaper photograph collections ever acquired by an American museum.
Cityscapes – In our newly renovated Lester and Renée Crown Gallery, watch a dynamic display of large-scale panoramic images from the Museum’s collection chronicling Chicago’s remarkable growth from 1858 to 2019.
Modern by Design: Chicago Streamlines America– Extended through January 3, 2021! Featuring nearly 300 objects, photographs, and printed materials dating from the 1930s to the 1950s, this exhibition celebrates Chicago’s role in shaping one of the most popular and enduring styles in our history. You must mask up everyone!
Enhanced Cleaning Measures: During the day, we are regularly cleaning surfaces you might need to touch, such as handrails, benches, and elevator buttons in all public areas.
Restrooms will be cleaned and sanitized every 3 hours.
A specialized custodial team wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) will clean the entire Museum every night. The team will use electrostatic sprayers, misters, and vacuum equipment with high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters.
The disinfectants used are on the EPA list of approved disinfectants for use against SARS-CoV-2 and are in widespread use by the healthcare industry.
Most of us know what this is.
