Thank you for attending the opening of Living Stories!    Reflected through the artists’ works and perspectives and the rooted in Great Lakes and Woodland Indigenous cultures, the exhibit explores themes of Ancestors’ spirituality, Balance in nature, Identity and representation, and Expressions of survival. As you go through the exhibit you’ll have chances to reflect on […]

Join us for a day of free admission at Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum on Wednesday, March 26th, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This Free Day was generously sponsored in honor of Friends and Neighbors, to inspire others to band together in service of the community.Our monthly Museum Free Days will now include Indigenous […]

Join us for a day of free admission at Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum on Friday, April 18th, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Our monthly Museum Free Days will now include Indigenous Artists Pop-Up Markets! Each month, visit and shop with different local Indigenous artists. Booth spots are limited, please contact Josee at jstarr@mitchellmuseum.org to […]

In the spirit of Earth Day, join us for a screening of Singing Back the Buffalo, an award-winning documentary by Cree filmmaker Dr. Tasha Hubbard. We offer two ways to see the film. Watch the movie virtually at your leisure anytime from April 18-May 2, 2025, or join us in person at our watch party […]

Save the date for a festive day exploring the Block Museum of Art and the Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum in celebration of exhibitions Woven Being: Art for Zhegagoynak / Chicagoland and Living Stories: Contemporary Woodland Native American Art. Shuttles will run between each museum from 12-5pm, so that attendees can easily attend events at both museums. Enjoy open galleries, […]

Join us for a day of free admission at Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum on Wednesday, May 7th, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Our monthly Museum Free Days will now include Indigenous Artists Pop-Up Markets! Each month, visit and shop with different local Indigenous artists. Booth spots are limited, please contact Josee at jstarr@mitchellmuseum.org to […]

Join artist Le'Ana Asher for an insightful artist talk on Wednesday, May 14th at the Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum in Evanston. Le’Ana is featured in our newest exhibition Living Stories: Contemporary Woodland Native American Art. Join us at 5pm for a guided tour through the exhibition, followed by a one-hour discussion starting at 6pm where […]

On Friday, May 30 from 11 AM - 4 PM, Block Cinema will host a free Cameraless Filmmaking Workshop at the Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum in Evanston, led by filmmakers Lindsay McIntyre and Adam Piron of COUSIN Collective. We will be offering this workshop to 8 participants; we will have a waiting list for 4 additional prospective […]

Join us for a day of free admission at Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum on Tuesday, June 24th, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Our monthly Museum Free Days will now include Indigenous Artists Pop-Up Markets! Each month, visit and shop with different local Indigenous artists. Booth spots are limited, please contact Josee at jstarr@mitchellmuseum.org to […]

Join us at the Block Museum’s Block Cinema for a screening of Katsitsionni Fox’s film Kanenon:we - Original Seeds and a presentation by one of the film’s featured seedkeepers, Dr. Rebecca Webster.  Kanenon:we - Original Seeds (pronounced Ga nah: seed, ooh we: original) is a short documentary featuring three Indigenous women who are stepping back […]

Please join us for public drop-in tours this summer! These docent-led tours will last for approximately an hour, and will explore how the Native cultures of five principal regions of the United States and Canada- the Woodlands, Great Plains, Southwest, Pacific Coast, and Arctic and Subarctic- have historically addressed five universal human needs: Food, clothing, […]