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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 7, 2025 visibility 8 link 12 artists, 6 galleries

Yoko Ono, Theaster Gates, Bob Faust and more dominate Chicago’s busy must-see art calendar for fall

The article highlights Yoko Ono's major retrospective "Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind" at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, running from Oct. 18 to Feb. 22, 2026, as the centerpiece of Chicago's fall art calendar. It also lists ten other notable exhibitions, including Aaron Curry's debut solo show at Corbett vs. Dempsey and "Tengo Lincoln Park en mi corazón: Young Lords in Chicago" at DePaul Art Museum, alongside a preview of "Tiffany Lamps: Beyond the Shade" at the Driehaus Museum.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 14, 2025 visibility 5 link 6 artists, 1 gallery

Chicago Is The Only City To Host 'The First Homosexuals,' An Extensive Collection Of Queer Art

The article reports that 'The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity, 1869-1939,' a major international exhibition of queer art, is currently on view at Wrightwood 659 in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. Curated by art historian Jonathan D. Katz, the show features around 350 works from over 100 lenders, including private collectors and major museums, and runs through July 26. Katz notes that no other institution in the world has agreed to host the exhibition, citing widespread refusals from venues in the United States, Europe, South America, and Asia.

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article policy schedule Feb 26, 2026 visibility 5 link 3 artists, 1 gallery

DePaul Art Museum Closing In June: ‘It’s A Huge Loss’

DePaul University has announced the permanent closure of the DePaul Art Museum (DPAM), effective June 30, 2025. University leadership cited the need for long-term financial sustainability and ongoing budget planning as the primary reasons for the decision. The closure follows a period of significant financial strain for the institution, which has already resulted in over 100 staff layoffs and cutbacks to other campus facilities like the Loop library.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 29, 2025 visibility 6 link 1 artist, 1 gallery

“Young Lords in Chicago” Reminds Us, the Struggle for Social Justice Only Ends if We Concede

The DePaul Art Museum is presenting "Tengo Lincoln Park en mi corazón: Young Lords in Chicago," an exhibition that chronicles the history of the Young Lords Organization (YLO), a Puerto Rican street gang turned socio-political movement founded by José "Cha Cha" Jiménez. Through artifacts like Jiménez's purple beret, newly-commissioned murals by Sam Kirk, and a range of ephemera, the show traces the YLO's fight against displacement and for social justice in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, linking past struggles to present-day activism.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 24, 2025 visibility 6 link 3 artists, 1 gallery

From street gang to civil rights group, the Young Lords’ impact is on display in a new DePaul art exhibition

The DePaul Art Museum in Chicago has opened a new exhibition titled "Tengo Lincoln Park en mi Corazón: Young Lords in Chicago," curated by Jacqueline Lazú. The show explores the history and activism of the Young Lords Organization, a group that began as a Puerto Rican street gang in the 1950s and evolved into a civil rights advocacy group fighting against displacement and discrimination in Lincoln Park. The exhibition features objects like purple berets, protest art, and photographs, and is the result of decades of collaboration between DePaul University and the Young Lords.

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