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Explore our wide-ranging exhibitions and various programs for all ages.
Sip hot chocolate and celebrate the season with a surprise craft activity designed and led by our Art Institute of Chicago Teen Council. Families and visitors of all ages are welcome.
Join percussionist and bandleader Tommy Carroll with fellow musicians Beau Barry, David Boykin, and Lyn Rye as they fill the museum’s Grand Staircase with their unique and powerful combination of improvised musical visions.
Enjoy some creative time with drop-in sketching inspired by the exhibition Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica.
Join Chicago-based artist SHENEQUA and artist/scholar Nnaemeka Ekwelum for a conversation about SHENEQUA’s collaboration with Germane Barnes in his exhibition, Germane Barnes: Columnar Disorder.
Take a deep dive into the history and significance of the Black Liberation Flag before designing and sewing an original flag of your own.
