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Facing Freedom

Inspired by the idea that the history of the United States has been shaped by conflicts over what it means to be free, a new permanent exhibition, Facing Freedom, opening July 4, 2010 at the Chicago History Museum, uses images, artifacts, and interactivity to explore familiar and lesser-known stories from the nation’s past.

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• Current and Upcoming Exhibitions Press Releases
• Programs and Tours Press Releases
• News of Note
• Media Calendar January-March
• Fact Sheets and Biographies
• Annual Reports
• Pressroom Archive

Current and Upcoming Exhibitions Press Releases

• Charles James: Genius Deconstructed (PDF)
• Unexpected Chicago (PDF)
• Abraham Lincoln (PDF)
• My Chinatown - English (PDF)
  
• My Chinatown  - Chinese (PDF)
• Lincoln Park Block by Block (PDF)
• Chicago: Crossroads of America (PDF)
  
• Imagining Chicago: The Dioramas (PDF)
  
• Sensing Chicago (PDF)
  
• Treasures (PDF)
  

Events and Tours Press Releases

For a comprehensive list of upcoming programs and events, please be sure to read our media calendar. For past events, see our Pressroom Archive.

• 03/07/2012 | Chicago Rocks (PDF)
• 01/05/2012 | CHM Free Days Winter 2012 (PDF)
• 01/05/2012 | Out at CHM Winter 2012 (PDF)
• 11/21/2011 | Celebrate the Holidays with the Chicago History Museum (PDF)
• 10/26/2011 | Crime in Chicago (PDF)
• 09/21/2011 | FashioNext: The Charles James Project (PDF)
• 09/20/2011 | Costume Ball 2011 (PDF)
• 07/20/2011 | Summer Tours 2011 (PDF)
• 02/17/2011 | Presidents' Day (PDF)
• 02/17/2011 | Dinner Series (PDF)
• 01/31/2011 | Out at CHM (PDF)

News of Note

• 10/03/2011 | Hold Chicago History and Your iPhone in the Palm of Your Hand
• 07/28/2011 | Priority collections becoming more accessible to the public (PDF)
• 05/14/2010 | Museum Collaborates With Library of Congress to Preserve Studs Terkel’s Historic Recordings (PDF)
• 11/05/2009 | Museums Work for Chicago (PDF)

Media Calendar

• 03/07/2012 | Calendar of Events - March, April, May 2012 (PDF)
• 01/04/2012 | Calendar of Events - January, February, March 2012 (PDF)
• 10/03/2011 | Calendar of Events - October, November, December 2011 (PDF)

Fact Sheets and Biographies

• 09/20/2011 | Charles James: Genius Deconstructed Fact Sheet (PDF)
• 08/03/2011 | Museum Fact Sheet (PDF)
  
• 05/21/2008 | Costume Collection (PDF)
  
• 09/01/2006 | Renovation Fact Sheet (PDF)
  
• 09/01/2006 | The Chicago Room (PDF)
  
• 09/01/2006 | Family Activity Stations (PDF)
  

Executive Staff Biographies

• Gary T. Johnson, President (PDF)
  
• Russell Lewis, Executive Vice President and Chief Historian (PDF)
  
• Melissa Hayes, Vice President of External Affairs (PDF)
• Phyllis Rabineau, Vice President of Interpretation and Education (PDF)
• Cheryl Obermeyer, Vice President of Finance (PDF)

Curator and Historian Biographies

• John Russick, Director of Curatorial Affairs (PDF)
• Olivia Mahoney, Senior Curator (PDF)
• Peter Alter, Archivist (PDF)
  
• Jill Austin, Curator (PDF)
• Joy Bivins, Curator (PDF)
• Timothy Long, Curator (PDF)
  

For More Information

Program and event inquiries from the general public should be directed to our Visitor Services office via phone 312.642.4600 or e-mail reception@chicagohistory.org.

Student Inquiries

While the Museum greatly supports students using its resources, requests for interviews with curators and/or video-recording of the Museum may be denied due to the high volume of requests during peak times, such as the end of a semester. The Museum may also deny your request during its busiest visitation periods or during special Museum events, such as exhibition openings and special programs. We will review each request on a case-by-case basis, and we regret that we cannot accommodate every proposal. Thank you for your understanding.