Free family events MLK Day Chicago History Museum Virtual
Where: Chicago History Museum, 1601 N Clark St., 312-642-4600. RSVP THIS EVENT IS ON ZOOM
When: Monday, January 18, 2021, 11:00AM-3:00PM
Commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at our annual family-friendly event. Special activities and performances, along with storytelling and crafts for kids, reflect Dr. King’s messages of peace and justice. This event is FREE with Museum admission, which is complimentary for Illinois residents on this day. No reservations are needed.
Free family events MLK Day Chicago History Museum Virtual
MONDAY, JANUARY 18
A Baptist minister and champion of nonviolent activism, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most influential figures of the civil rights movement. He spent considerable time in Chicago protesting racial discrimination, particularly in housing and education. Explore ways the Chicago History Museum continues to preserve and amplify King’s legacy of action and activism in our annual family-friendly event. Take a virtual tour of the Chicago places Dr. King frequented such as the North Lawndale neighborhood and places of worship, participate in virtual storytelling, and create hands-on history art highlighting Dr. King’s messages of justice, peace, and change. More to come soon; we look forward to seeing you!
This event is free of charge; we would greatly appreciate a donation to the Museum in any amount. Zoom links will be provided after registration.
Free family events MLK Day Chicago History Museum Virtual – Schedule
Introduction
Charles E. Bethea, CHM Andrew W. Mellon Director of Collections and Curatorial Affairs
Social Studies | Space
CHM assistant curator Julius L. Jones shares places and spaces where Dr. King was active in Chicago with Martin Luther King Jr. in Chicago, a self-guided virtual tour created in partnership with Vamonde.
All ages welcome
Social Studies | Conversation
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Laura Washington moderates a discussion with exhibition curator Joy L. Bivins and CHM assistant curator Brittany Hutchinson about the creation of our exhibition Remembering Dr. King: 1929–1968.
Recommended for 6th grade and up
Social Studies | Conversation
Join Peter T. Alter, CHM chief historian and director of the Studs Terkel Center for Oral History, and Blanche Killingsworth, head of the North Lawndale Historical and Cultural Society, for a talk on Dr. King’s activism in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood and how it has inspired contemporary activism there.
Recommended for 6th grade and up
Social Studies | Hands-on History*
Protest Signs arts workshop with teaching artist Justin Ricks
All ages welcome
