Join us for an afternoon of family crafts, storytelling, native food, shop at our Artists Alley, enjoy live music, and so much more! Thanks to our incredible sponsors, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, this year’s Family Day will be FREE to attend. Throughout the event you can visit info booths to learn more about […]
Join us for a day of free admission at the Mitchell Museum on Monday, September 25th, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information about this program, please contact: info@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) 475-1030
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. Join the Mitchell Museum and the Consulate General of Canada for a virtual discussion with Jaime Black-Morsette, a Red River Métis artist and activist living and working […]
The Mitchell Museum is a proud co-sponsor of this event. MORE INFORMATION: Contact Cyndee Fox-Starr at cstarr@aihschgo.org or Christine Redcloud at credcloud@aihschgo.org at or call American Indian Health Services at (773) 883-9100. Participant Information
Join Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, the Ecology Center, and other Evanston community agriculture organizations to celebrate the joys of the fall season at our Harvest Fest! Go on a tour of the Farmette, bee apiary, and Food Forest and partake in fall-themed games, a pumpkin patch, a scarecrow-making contest, falls crafts, live music, […]
Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the culture and history of Native people past, present, and future. Join us at the Mitchell Museum to celebrate the diversity and vibrancy of Indigenous cultures with FREE admission to the museum all day. Bring your friends and your family to enrich your understanding of Indigenous histories and cultures, enjoy guided craft activities, and shop at […]
Presented by the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in partnership with the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian Free online workshop via zoom for educators in Grades 3-12. Native American history and culture is foundational to understanding the United States, both its history and the present day. Yet many teachers feel unequipped or a […]
Spend a festive day at the Block Museum with the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian in celebration of exhibition Rosalie Favell: Indigenous Artists Facing the Camera. Enjoy open galleries, food, music and storytelling by portrait sitter Mark Jourdan, and a gallery talk with portrait sitter Kim Vigue, Executive Director of the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, on […]
In partnership with the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian and Evanston Township High School District 202, the Bach & Beethoven Experience (BBE) will premiere a new musical work called The Story of Pa I Sha, composed by BBE’s Artistic Director Brandi Berry Benson. This premiere will take place on Tuesday, November 7 at […]
Reception Photos 2023 Benefit Photos2023 End of YearJohn B. Herrington, Ph.D. (Chickasaw), was the first member of a federally recognized tribe to travel to space. Like many children in the 1960s, he dreamed of becoming an astronaut. Although Herrington held tight to his goal of flying in space, his path to the astronaut corps was […]
Join us for a day of free admission at the Mitchell Museum on Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information about this program, please contact: info@gichigamiin-museum.org | (847) 475-1030
Our 2023 Winter Market is back! This program honors Indigenous entrepreneurs and brings together innovative Native artists, business owners, leaders, and creators with community members, buyers, and potential clients. Participating Indigenous artists and entrepreneurs will have the chance to share their arts and crafts, contributions, accomplishments, and professional services with the public, allowing guests to […]