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Oct. 14, 2026: “Revolution in the White City: How the Fourth of July was Celebrated at the 1893 World’s Fair” (online)
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Oct. 14, 2026: “Revolution in the White City: How the Fourth of July was Celebrated at the 1893 World’s Fair” (online)

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Oct. 14, 2026: “Revolution in the White City: How the Fourth of July was Celebrated at the 1893 World’s Fair” (online)

The Glessner House in Chicago will host an online program "Revolution in the White City: How the Fourth of July was Celebrated at the 1893 World's Fair" on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 7 pm CDT. The presentation will be given by Scott Cummings, an independent researcher who publishes worldsfairchicago1893.com. Independence Day at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago was remembered as “the greatest Fourth of July celebration in the nation’s history.” A record crowd filled Jackson Park to [...]

By Scott|2026-09-10T09:08:38-05:00September 10th, 2026|Categories: EVENTS|Tags: July 4|0 Comments

Sep. 6, 2026–Jan. 3, 2027: Art Institute of Chicago exhibits the ghost of Mary Cassatt’s lost mural from the 1893 World’s Fair
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Sep. 6, 2026–Jan. 3, 2027: Art Institute of Chicago exhibits the ghost of Mary Cassatt’s lost mural from the 1893 World’s Fair

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Sep. 6, 2026–Jan. 3, 2027: Art Institute of Chicago exhibits the ghost of Mary Cassatt’s lost mural from the 1893 World’s Fair

Few works of art exhibited at the 1893 World’s Fair have generated as much scholarly interest, controversy, and speculation as Mary Cassatt’s lost mural Modern Woman. The Art Institute of Chicago centers the absent painting inside the new exhibition, Mary Cassatt: After Impressionism. The only known surviving color image of Mary Cassatt’s monumental mural Modern Woman is a reproduction in William Walton’s Art and Architecture of the World’s Fair, on display at the exhibition Mary Cassatt: After Impressionism. [...]

By Scott|2026-09-07T08:53:22-05:00September 6th, 2026|Categories: EVENTS, EXHIBITS (current)|Tags: Bertha Palmer, Mary Cassatt, Woman's Building|0 Comments

Aug. 25, 2026: “What Survives: Exploring the History of Jackson Park” (Chicago)
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Aug. 25, 2026: “What Survives: Exploring the History of Jackson Park” (Chicago)

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Aug. 25, 2026: “What Survives: Exploring the History of Jackson Park” (Chicago)

On August 25, 2026, the Hyde Park Historical Society will host a presentation by researcher and historian Patricia Morse on “What Survives: Exploring the History of Jackson Park.” Attendees will learn the history of Jackson Park and find out what can still be seen from its past. The talk is free and open to the public and begins at 7 PM at the Hyde Park Historical Society (5529 South Lake Park in Chicago).

By Scott|2026-08-17T08:42:15-05:00August 17th, 2026|Categories: EVENTS|Tags: Jackson Park|5 Comments

June 13, 2026: “A Sweet Beginning: Milton Hershey at the 1893 World’s Fair” (Hershey, PA)
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June 13, 2026: “A Sweet Beginning: Milton Hershey at the 1893 World’s Fair” (Hershey, PA)

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June 13, 2026: “A Sweet Beginning: Milton Hershey at the 1893 World’s Fair” (Hershey, PA)

The Hershey Story, a museum dedicated to the legacy of chocolatier Milton S. Hershey, is hosting a special 1893 World’s Fair event on June 13 and 14, 2026. “A Sweet Beginning: Milton Hershey at the 1893 World’s Fair” will feature music, performers, period actors, and (of course) sweet treats as they celebrate how the Pennsylvania entrepreneur’s visit to the Columbian Exposition sparked a new business line in chocolates. In 1893, the World’s Fair in Chicago introduced Americans to innovations [...]

By Scott|2026-06-12T16:31:56-05:00June 12th, 2026|Categories: EVENTS|Tags: Milton Hershey|0 Comments