MCA Chicago Presents Mike Cloud: Worldless Obstruction - Preview A spokesperson says--- “...the exhibition presents a series of newly commissioned works that continue Cloud’s experimentation with abstraction, symbolic la

An exhibit of an artist who explores the sculptural dimensions of painting. Click the link to read the preview in the Art section of Picture This Post

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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Presents Dancing the Revolution - Preview A spokesperson says--- “...the visual, political and spiritual histories of dancehall and reggaetón through contemporary art—two dynamic genres that have

Contemporary art look at the visual, political and spiritual histories of dancehall and reggaetón..Click the link to read the preview in the Chicago edition of Picture This Post--

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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Presents Dancing the Revolution - Preview A spokesperson says--- “...the visual, political and spiritual histories of dancehall and reggaetón through contemporary art—two dynamic genres that have

..the visual, political and spiritual histories of dancehall and reggaetón through contemporary art --Click the link to this preview of dance/art exhibit in the Museums section of Picture This Post

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Decorated Christmas tree next to a TV from the 1960s

Hanukkah menorah on a window sill

I'm a member of the National Public Housing Museum in Chicago and visited this weekend to do the apartments tour again for the holidays. Highly recommend this museum! #NPHM #chicagomuseums #publichousing

MCA Presents Nadya Tolokonnikova's Police State - Preview A spokesperson describes the event as follows: “...(Pussy Riot Co-Founder) Tolokonnikova will convert the theater into a makeshift prison cell. Monitored in

THIS IS WHAT AUTOCRACY LOOKS LIKE! Pussy Riot's Co-Founder re-creates her Russian prison cell, adding a soundscape--READ THE PREVIEW in Picture This Post for details-

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Chicago Cultural Center Presents NOT A SOFT THING - Preview WHEN: October 25, 2025 - March 22, 2026 For more information visit the Chicago Cultural Center website. WHERE: Chicago Cultural

15 artist/mothers speak to their resilience in both roles showcased in this exhibit. Click the link to read the full preview in the Picture This Post Art section-

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Museum of Contemporary Art Presents YOKO ONO: MUSIC OF THE MIND WHEN: Oct 18, 2025–Feb 22, 2026 For more information visit the Museum of Contemporary Art website. WHERE: Museum of Contempora

A focus on her conceptual art in many dimensions-- perhaps a peek at why/how John Lennon fell for her.. Click the link to see the preview of this Yoko Ono exhibit in the Museum section of Picture This Post magazine.

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Wrightwood 659 Presents The Joffrey + Ballet - Picture Preview A spokesperson describes the event as follows: “...The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S. is a large-scale exhibition celebrating the rich history of The Joffrey B

A celebration of dance-- photos, film and more showcasing the creativity of Robert Joffrey and his namesake ballet troupe. Click the link to see many images in this Picture Preview story--

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MCA Presents TO LEAVE YOU - Preview WHEN: Sep 18–19, 2025 WHERE: Edlis Neeson Theater Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago 220 E Chicago Ave Chicago, IL 60611 TICKETS: For

Choreographer Robyn Mineko Williams and collaborators create a film about how we imprint ourselves on each other-- Click the still image to read the preview

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Museum of Contemporary Photography Presents Channeling: body ←Image→ viewer - Preview WHEN: September 2 - December 20, 2025 For more information visit the Museum of Contemporary Photography website. WHERE: Columbia College Chica

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The human body-- channeled by 11 internationally known photographers-- Click the image to read the preview for details--

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Hyde Park Art Center Presents MARK ME, TOO - Picture Preview WHEN: August 9 through December 14, 2025 For more information and tickets visit the Hyde Park Art Center website. WHERE: Hyde Park Art Center

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Art inspired by Toni Morrison's BELOVED-- featuring works by five femme/non-binary artists. Click the image for a picture preview of many works in the show--

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Museum of Contemporary Photography Presents Collaboration: A Potential History of Photography - Preview WHEN: May 30 – August 16, 2025 For more information visit the Museum of Contemporary Photography website. WHERE: Museum of Contemporary Phot

A photography exhibit that refuses to give ONE authoritative caption to each image-- but instead gives multiple to invite our weigh in on meaning and import- CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW

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Intuit Art Museum Presents CATALYST: IN/MIGRATION AND SELF-TAUGHT ART IN CHICAGO — Picture Preview WHEN: May 23, 2025, through January 11, 2026 WHERE: Janet Petry Gallery, Robson Gallery, unnamed gallery 756 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago IL, 60642 TICKET

A spotlight on self-taught artists spurred to creativity by their longing for home-- Check out the Picture Preview--

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#CarlosBarberena #IsamuGuyConners #MaríaEnríquezdeAllen
#AlbinaFelski #selftaughtart

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Presents Paul Pfeiffer — Picture Preview WHEN: May 3 - August 31, 2025 WHERE: Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago 220 E Chicago Ave Chicago TICKETS: For more information and tickets visit

A photographer whose practice explores ideas of spectacle, celebrity, and mass culture. CHECK OUT THE PICTURE PREVIEW--
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MCA Presents Kaneza Schaal's KLII — Preview WHEN: April 17–19, 2025 WHERE: Edlis Neeson Theater Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago 220 E Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60611 TICKETS: F

..inspired by Mark Twain’s 1905 work King Leopold’s Soliloquy, and Twain’s visit to the Congo ..READ THE PREVIEW
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National Museum of Mexican Art Presents PUNTADAS DEL ALMA - Preview WHEN: April 11 – October 12, 2025 For more information visit the National Museum of Mexican Art website. WHERE: National Museum of Mexican A

Blurring lines between craft and art with quilts-- READ THE PREVIEW
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#MarthaDomínguezDíaz #MaríaGHerrera #BeatrizJiménez
#MaríaTortolero #quilts

MCA Chicago Present Miguel Gutierrez' Super Nothing - Preview WHEN: March 28–30, 2025 WHERE: Edlis Neeson Theater at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago 220 E Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60611 TICKETS: For

Choreography inspired by an essay by leading feminist philosopher and thought leader on race-- READ THE PREVIEW
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DePaul Art Museum Presents Christina Fernandez — Preview WHEN: ​​​March 20 - August 3, 2025 For more information visit the DePaul Art Museum website. WHERE: DePaul Art Museum 935

Mexican American photo diaries--double exposure in double sense- READ THE PREVIEW
#DePaulMuseumofArt @cmfrndz.bsky.social #PictureThisPostMuseums #PictureThisPostArt #Photography #ChicagoMuseums #ChicagoArt #MexicanAmerican

A Guide to Chicago’s Museum Scene Dive into Chicago’s history, culture, and art through its museums as a testament to its rich heritage. Whether you are an art lover, a…

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Chicago Cultural Center Hosts A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration — Preview WHEN: Through April 27, 2025 WHERE: Chicago Cultural Center, Exhibit Hall Sidney R. Yates Gallery 4th Floor North + Randolph Square 1st Floor North

12 artists shine a light on The Great Migration-- READ THE PREVIEW
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#carriemaeweems #TheGreatMigration #TorkwaseDyson #TheasterGates #RobertPruitt

International Museum of Surgical Science Presents NIGHT SIGHT: Illuminating the Mind’s Eye Through Darkness — Preview WHEN: January 31 - March 16, 2025 WHERE: International Museum of Surgical Science 1524 N Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60610 TICKETS: For

Turning hallucinations during a bout of endocarditis into art-- READ THE PREVIEW
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Been scrolling around in my camera roll 🦴 #fieldmuseum #chicagofieldmuseum #thefieldmuseum #chicagomuseums

I'll be presenting a Chicago story of murder and mayhem with my special guest co-host @annadotmason TOMORROW (Tuesday, July 25th) from 6p-7:30p at the @ChicagoMuseum for a LIVE members-only podcast recording. See you there.

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Jane Addams - activist, reformer, Nobel Peace Prize winner - was born in 1860 in Cedarville, IL.

Episode 222 looks Addams' life and the development of Hull House.

#ChicagoHistory #JaneAddams #HullHouse #WomensHistoryMonth #CedarvilleIL #ChicagoArchitecture #ChicagoMuseums

Pictures from exhibits at the Libby Prison War Museum in Chicago.

Episode 221 of the podcast looks at this Civil War prison-turned-museum in Chicago in the late 1800s.

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Upon hearing of the plans to move Libby Prison from Richmond, VA to Chicago to be used as a war museum, many voiced their opposition.

Episode 221 of the podcast looks at this odd attraction in Chicago's history.

#ChicagoHistory #ChicagoArchitecture #ChicagoMuseums #CivilWar

By the winter of 1863, overcrowding at Libby Prison led to hunger, malnutrition, disease, and death.

Discover how this confederate prison in Richmond, VA was brought to Chicago in episode 221.

#ChicagoHistory #ChicagoArchitecture #ChicagoMuseums #CivilWar #RichmondVA

In June of 1862, with the Civil War raging, the Libby warehouse in Richmond, VA was taken over to be used as a prison to house Union prisoners.

Episode 221 looks at how it became a museum in Chicago.

#ChicagoHistory #ChicagoArchitecture #ChicagoMuseums #CivilWar #RichmondVA