Free Floating Museum Chicago. When: Sept 14-October 8, 2017 Where: Navy Pier, 700 E. Grand, Located near City Stage at Polk Bros Park What is Floating Museum The Floating Museum is an art installation on a barge that will be making it's way down the Chicago river. Floating Museum is a mobile … [Read more...] about Free Floating Museum Chicago
Art and Architecture
2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial Overview
2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial Overview. The Chicago Architecture Biennial is a three month long event offering many free events, lectures, tours, exhibits and more city-wide. The 2017 Chicago Biennial will run from Sept. 16, 2016-Jan. 7, 2018. The website is a little hard to navigate. … [Read more...] about 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial Overview
Free Chicago Architecture Biennial Lectures
The Chicago Architecture Biennial (CAB) is a three month long architecture and design exhibition offering many free events, lectures, tours, exhibits and more city-wide. When: September 16, 2017-January 7, 2018. All events are free and open to the public. There are fifteen lectures in the City … [Read more...] about Free Chicago Architecture Biennial Lectures
Discount tickets to Randolph Street Market Festival
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Discount tickets to Randolph Street Market Festival. The Randolph Street Market Festival has over 75 vendors on 2.5 floors that offer a unique mix of antique, vintage and modern goods, vinyl records plus food and music. It's simple and convenient one-stop shopping for memorable and custom-made … [Read more...] about Discount tickets to Randolph Street Market Festival
Discount Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruises
Discount Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruises. The Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) River Cruises are excellent, extremely popular and quite expensive. If you buy tickets online from the CAF (through Ticketmaster), depending on the day and time of the cruise prices are more than $50 … [Read more...] about Discount Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruises
Free Tour SC Johnson Headquarters Racine
Free Tour SC Johnson Headquarters Racine. The SC Johnson Company, as part of the Chicago Architecture Biennial, has underwritten FREE tours (including bus transport) to their Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin. If you enjoy architecture and can find the time take this … [Read more...] about Free Tour SC Johnson Headquarters Racine
Free Chicago Built Environment Symposium
Free Chicago Built Environment Symposium. When: Saturday, September 30, 2017 8:00AM*5PM Where: University Club of Chicago, 76 East Monroe Street The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation sponsors a FREE symposium on the Built Environment. For any architecture buffs and geeks I attended in 2015 … [Read more...] about Free Chicago Built Environment Symposium
Free Tuesdays at the MCA
Free Tuesdays at the MCA. The Museum of Contemporary Art offers free admission for Illinois residents on Tuesdays, year round. All ages are welcome. Beginning June 1 the museum is changing it's admission structure. Tuesdays will remain free to Illinois residents and the museum will be open … [Read more...] about Free Tuesdays at the MCA
Free art tour Harold Washington Library
Free art tour Harold Washington Library. The Art Tour focuses on the impressive collection of original artwork on display throughout the building. When: The second Tuesday of every month. 1:00PM - 3:00PM. (Subject to cancellation call or check website). Where: Harold Washington Library … [Read more...] about Free art tour Harold Washington Library
Take a free art tour of Grant Park Chicago
Grant Park (including Millennium Park) contains 43 pieces of art hiding in plain site throughout the park from DuSable Harbor south to Northerly Island (not technically Grant Park). I wasn't able to find a map labeled with all the art so I've listed the location of each piece. Take a walk … [Read more...] about Take a free art tour of Grant Park Chicago
Free events MCA Chicago
Free events MCA Chicago. Where: Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Avenue The Museum of Contemporary Art is always free on Tuesdays for Illinois residents with ID. Every Tuesday (except holidays), on Illinois Resident free day the museum offers special talks and events. Check the … [Read more...] about Free events MCA Chicago
Free Art: Michigan Avenue Going to the Dogs
Free Art: Michigan Avenue Going to the Dogs. ***Update K9s for Cops Map*** When: Now through Labor Day Where: Michigan Avenue, toher locations downtown Check out the 48 police dog statues located mostly on Michigan Avenue. The 54 inch fiberglass statues are sponsored by local individuals … [Read more...] about Free Art: Michigan Avenue Going to the Dogs
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