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A NIGHT WITH YOU

This newly created performance piece features five original short plays composed within a three-week workshop by Black writers. These unique performances breathe new air into the Chicago landmark museum's current exhibitions while highlighting elements of Black history and activating the museum’s storied collection of artifacts. Produced by Second-Site.

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Kara Walker Exhibition

Kara Walker: Presenting Negro Scenes Drawn Upon My Passage through the South and Reconfigured for the Benefit of Enlightened Audiences Wherever Such May Be Found, By Myself, Missus K.E.B. Walker, Colored

An initiative of Toward Common Cause

Exhibition through October 17, 2021

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Nick Cave and Jack Cave: The Color Is Fashion Exhibition

The Color Is: Fashion Exhibition takes its title from the dynamic Emerald City scene of the 1978 film adaptation of The Wiz. The fashion objects pay tribute to Black aesthetics and innovation throughout history, drawing its influence from Ebony Fashion Fair, New York City Ballroom Scene, and Black Cinema.

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The Art of Our Storytellers: Selections from the Johnson Publishing Company Collection

In 1972, 820 South Michigan Avenue became the address of the iconic building constructed for the Johnson Publishing Company , publishers of EBONY and JET magazines. The high-rise was designed by John Moutoussamy, with interior design by Arthur Elrod and William Raiser. It was the first African American -owned building in Chicago’s downtown area. It remains the only Chicago high-rise to be designed by an African American.

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Diaspora Stories: CCH Pounder Collection

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Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See

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Un(re)solved

Say their names. Know their stories. Who are the men, women and children whose cases were re-examined under the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act? In the Un(re)solved installation, explore a living quilt and use augmented reality to bring to life the stories woven throughout. Learn about a federal effort to grapple with America’s legacy of racist killings.

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South Side Stories: The Art and Influence of Dr. Margaret T. Burroughs, 1960-1980

The Art and Influence of Dr. Margaret T. Burroughs, 1960–1980. This exhibition explores influential Chicago artist and cultural leader Dr. Margaret T. Burroughs’s legacy as an artist, creator, activist and institution builder.

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Troubled Waters:
Chicago 1919 Race Riot

Chicago 1919 Race Riot focuses on the historical moment that led to the murder of Eugene Williams on July 27, 1919 and the eight-day aftermath of violence that altered the city forever.

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Fabiola Jean-Louis – Rewriting History Paper Gowns and Photography

This past fall a creative synthesis of art and design arrived on the South Side of Chicago when Brooklyn-based artist Fabiola Jean-Louis brought her life-size paper gowns and carefully staged photographs to the DuSable Museum in Hyde Park.

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The March

TIME and executive producer Viola Davis invite you to experience a groundbreaking immersive exhibit that recreates one of the most iconic moments in American history, the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.