July 2025 Newsletter
John Mills Van Osdel, Architect, and his Chicago: The Story of His Life, 1811 to 1891 by Burtram Collver Hopkins
"There is no question that Chicago is an architecturally significant city. But before Louis Henry Sullivan, John Wellborn Root, and Frank Lloyd Wright, before...
Preservation Chicago presents “Chicago 7 Most Endangered 2025 Coach Tour” Saturday, September 6
Preservation Chicago presentsChicago 7 Most Endangered 2025 Coach Bus TourSaturday, September 6Join the Chicago 7 Most Endangered 2025 coach bus tour led by Ward...
“Uptown Community Portrait” to Celebrate the Uptown Theatre’s 100th Anniversary Saturday, August 16 at Noon
"Uptown Community Portrait"
Saturday, August, 16, 2025 at Noon
Presented by Friends of the Uptown, Ald. Angela Clay(46th), Uptown Chamber of Commerce and Uptown United"Who: Uptown...
Floating Museum presented “Mecca” Flats and Bronzeville Floating Monuments Exhibit at IIT Crown Hall on August 9, 2025
"In 2019, the Floating Museum introduced the world to an inflatable monument named “Founders,” a sculpture that featured four visages — interpretations of Jean...
Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy presents “Walser House Preservation Talk ” August 20, 2025 (Chicago 7 2025)
Preservation Talk: Walser House
Presents by Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
6:00–7:30 pm
Zoom"Located in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago’s far west side, the...
Mies van der Rohe Society presents “1X1 Chicago: Celebrating Women in Architecture” August 28, 2025
"1X1 Chicago: Celebrating Women in Architecture"
Thursday, August 28, 2025
presented by Mies van der Rohe SocietyS.R. Crown Hall, 3360 South State Street5 p.m. Exhibition Talk,...
Glessner House presents “Motor Row Walking Tour” September 13, 2025
"Motor Row Walking Tour"
September 13, 2025
presented by Glessner House"This Glessner House walking tour down South Michigan Avenue explores what is considered the largest intact...
Maxwell Street Foundation presents “Poor Man’s Paradise” August 15, 2025 to September 27, 2025
"There will be an opening on Friday August 15, 2025 from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM for the exhibition “Poor Man’s Paradise” at Project...
Driehaus Museum presents “Rory McEwen: A New Perspective on Nature” May 16, 2025 to August 17, 2025
Rory McEwen: A New Perspective on Nature
May 16, 2025 to August 17, 2025
Presented by Driehaus Museum"Rory McEwen: A New Perspective on Nature is an...
Chicago Maritime Museum presents “Maritime Midwest Modern” Opened May 1, 2025
Chicago Maritime Museum presents
“Maritime Midwest Modern"
Opened May 1, 2025"On May 1, the Chicago Maritime Museum will open a new temporary exhibition, Maritime Midwest Modern,...