The radical hope of the Obama Center: Rethinking what a presidential library can be
The Obama Presidential Center is a world unto itself, a self-contained universe, a self-described space...
Museums
’80s animatronic band proves a hit at Volo Museum; ‘it’s pretty much the holy grail’
At the Volo Museum, a music group that rocked the 1980s is performing yet again,...
Chicago Architecture Center new exhibits highlight region’s natural and built wonders
“Chicago's Living Habitat” and “Flyway City” examine the region’s ecosystems, migratory birds, and intersection of...
Illinois 250: Art, culture, food and music made here — and then shared with the world
Some things are so good they just have to be shared. And in true Midwestern...
10 museums for summer 2026: From the Art Institute to Shedd and Brookfield Zoo
Who are we, really? That’s the question on the tip of the tongue of cultural...
Column: AI, what? American Writers Festival will celebrate words written by humans.
The free festival is put on by the American Writers Museum and the Chicago Public...
Art for hot days: Top 10 exhibitions to see this summer in Chicago
From a Renaissance Society show to Willem de Kooning at the Art Institute to figurines...
When paleontology meets Pokémon, at the Field Museum
Pokémon fossils and real fossils are displayed side-by-side in a new exhibit at the Field...
KITT replica car gets New York City speeding ticket while at Volo Museum: ‘It’s got to be a joke’
A replica of KITT, a car featured in "Knight Rider" parked and on display at...
Today in Chicago History: Sue the T. rex unveiled at the Field Museum
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 17, according...
Bayless family gifts $1M for the National Museum of Mexican Art renovation
The renovated West Wing performance space will be renamed Foro de Artes Bayless and is...
France reckons with Nazi-looted art in a new Paris museum gallery
France is reckoning with one of the longest silences in its postwar memory: the looted,...
New Met Gala fashion exhibit seeks to ‘reclaim’ body types that art history has ignored
The new Met Gala show is the most consciously body-positive show attempted. Its most prominent...