Exhibits
Regional Tour of American Indian Cultures
Our ongoing exhibit highlights the traditional aspects of transportation, food, housing, clothing, and arts while also showcasing how American Indian communities adapted in order to maintain their way of life as much as possible in a post-colonial world. The ongoing exhibit also includes regional interactive touch tables and a life-sized hunting wigwam that give visitors a hands-on learning experience; perfect for children and the whole family.
Living Stories: Contemporary Woodland Native American Art
Open from January 27, 2025 – December 30, 2025
This exhibit explores the evolving relationship between traditional Woodland Native American art and its contemporary interpretations, featuring the works of living artists who are pushing these traditions forward. Featuring:
- Christal Ratt (Pidabinikwe) – Algonquin Anishnabe
- Valaria Tatera – Bad River Ojibwe
- Martina Gauthier – Menominee
- Le’Ana Asher – Ojibwe
- Sharon Hoogstraten – Citizen Potawatomi
- Jennifer Stevens – Oneida/Lakota
- Monica Rickert-Bolter – Prairie Band Potawatomi
- Jim Terry – Ho-Chunk Nation
Living Stories is part of Art Design Chicago, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that
highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities. Living Stories is funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
St. Kateri Youth Mural
The mural is part of a collaboration with St. Kateri Youth Circle, a nonprofit that provides programming on Native American values and traditions for Native youth in the Chicago area. The mural concept was entirely youth-driven and designed to reclaim space and share Indigenous knowledge and tells the Anishinaabe Creation Story with representations of nature and animals in the Woodland art style. The brightly colored mural is displayed on Gichigamiin Museum’s front exterior facing Central Street in Evanston.
