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  • April 2023

  • Thu 6

    Free Day April 2023

    April 6, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm CDT
    Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum 3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL, United States

    Join us for a day of free admission at the Mitchell Museum on Thursday, April 6, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Stay tuned as we announce more free days in the coming months! For more information about this program, please contact: info@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) 475-1030  Get tickets below or click here var exampleCallback […]

  • Sat 15

    7th Annual Urban Native Education Conference

    April 15, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm CDT
    illinois holocaust museum 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, United States

    Presented by the Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative Education Committee   For additional questions visit https://chicagoaicc.com/7th-annual-urban-native-education-conference/ or contact Education Committee Co-Chairs: Josee Starr: jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org Aaron Golding: aaron.golding@northwestern.edu

  • Sun 23

    Film Screening: Powerlands

    April 23, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT
    Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum 3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL, United States

    Celebrate Earth Day 2023 with a screening of Powerlands, an award-winning documentary by Navajo filmmaker Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso. We offer two ways to see the film. Watch the movie virtually at your leisure anytime from April 17-May 1, 2023, or join us in person at our watch party followed by a virtual discussion with […]

  • May 2023

  • Thu 4

    MMIW Awareness

    May 4, 2023 @ 10:00 am - May 5, 2023 @ 5:00 pm CDT
    Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum 3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL, United States

    Visit the Mitchell Museum for FREE on May 4th and 5th for guided public tours and family red dress crafts by St. Kateri Center of Chicago.  Friday, May 5th, is National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. In observance of this occasion, the Mitchell Museum invites you to visit us […]

  • Thu 4

    Virtual Artist Discussion with Valaria Tatera

    May 4, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT
    Zoom

    Join us for our artist discussion about their work and who they are as artists. There will be a live Q&A at the end of each discussion.Valaria Tatera is a Wisconsin based installation artist, activist and lecturer whose work investigates the intersection of ethnicity, gender, commerce, and the environment. Her work, Justice Ribbons, features 700 […]

  • June 2023

  • Thu 15

    June Free Day

    June 15, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm CDT
    Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum 3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL, United States

    Join us for a day of free admission at the Mitchell Museum on Thursday, June 15th, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Stay tuned as we announce more free days in the coming months! For more information about this program, please contact: info@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) 475-1030 

  • Thu 22

    Native American Inclusive History Symposium

    June 22, 2023 @ 8:30 am - 5:00 pm CDT
  • Thu 29

    Volunteer & Docent Orientation

    June 29, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am CDT
    Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum 3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL, United States

    Are you interested in becoming a volunteer or docent? Learn more about getting involved at the Mitchell Museum in our 1-hour long orientation session. During the orientation, we’ll share information on our museum docent program, our upcoming traveling docent program, as well as opportunities to volunteer in front desk/administrative, garden, and craft activity programs.   For more […]

  • Thu 29

    Volunteer & Docent Orientation

    June 29, 2023 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm CDT
    Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum 3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL, United States

    Are you interested in becoming a volunteer or docent? Learn more about getting involved at the Mitchell Museum in our 1-hour long orientation session. During the orientation, we’ll share information on our museum docent program, our upcoming traveling docent program, as well as opportunities to volunteer in front desk/administrative, garden, and craft activity programs.   For more information, please contact: Josee – jstarr@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) […]

  • July 2023

  • Thu 6

    FREE DAY – July 6th

    July 6, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm CDT

    Visit the Mitchell Museum for FREE on July 6th, for our monthly free day! Thank you to our Board Member Kenneth Traisman for sponsoring the day so we can provide free admission to all our visitors. Our open hours will be 10:00am - 5:00pm We hope to see you then!

  • Fri 14

    The Sweetest Season: A Gathering of Indigenous Creativity

    July 14, 2023 - July 16, 2023
    Goodman Theatre 170 North Dearborn, Chicago, IL, United States

    In Partnership with the Goodman Theatre

  • Tue 25

    Volunteer & Docent Orientation

    July 25, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am CDT
    Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum 3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL, United States

    Are you interested in becoming a volunteer or docent? Learn more about getting involved at the Mitchell Museum in our 1-hour long orientation session. During the orientation, we’ll share information on our museum docent program, our upcoming traveling docent program, as well as opportunities to volunteer in front desk/administrative, garden, and craft activity programs.   For more […]

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Monday10:00 AM — 5:00 PM
Tuesday10:00 AM — 5:00 PM
Wednesday10:00 AM — 5:00 PM
Thursday10:00 AM — 5:00 PM
Friday10:00 AM — 5:00 PM
Saturday10:00 AM — 3:00 PM
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Admission Rates

Tribal Citizens: FREE with ID
Mitchell Members ($40+/year): FREE

Seniors (60 & up): $6.00
Adults (18-59): $8.00
Youth (3-17): $6.00
Children Under 3: Free

Students, Teachers, and Professors (with ID):
$6.00

Active Military & Family (with ID):
FREE Memorial Day thru Labor Day

*Special Events & Program may require an additional fee.

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