Before Cuisinart, Keurig, and Vitamix, Sunbeam had the most innovative kitchen gadgets on the market. As the economy began to recover after the Great Depression, consumers called for new ways to update their homes and most started with their kitchens. Chicago answered the call with a multitude of streamlined designed appliances and products that became More
On May 1, 1893, the World’s Columbian Exposition opened in Jackson Park. Organized to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s landfall in what is now the Bahamas, it became a defining moment in Chicago’s history and the history of the US as a whole. More than 20 million people visited the world’s fair over the More
International Jazz Day brings people together to enjoy and learn about jazz and its roots, future, and impact. The day centers on celebrating how the music genre encourages intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding. Chicago played a leading role in the performance, recording, and artistic evolution of jazz in the early and mid-twentieth century. Thanks to More
Dance is a form of cultural expression that builds community ties. To celebrate International Dance Day, we’re highlighting the story of Mirzet Dzubur, whom we interviewed for our exhibition American Medina: Stories of Muslim Chicago. Dzubur is a Bosniak refugee from Prijedor, Bosnia, who fled his country’s genocide of Muslims in 1995 with his wife More
In late 1997, the renowned Lyric Opera of Chicago debuted the very first opera of its kind—a work especially commissioned to retell the 1839 story of the slave ship, La Amistad, whose captives revolted and changed the course of history. In Chicago, the opera served as a catalyst for educational and community engagement with the More