Sunday, July 26
There are three types of registration for this year’s conference – Virtual Only, Virtual + Single Day, and Virtual + In-Person. Add-ons like pre-conference tours, pre-conference workshops, and evening events are available with Single Day and In-Person registration types.
Swedish American Museum
Guided Tours and Open House
Time: 1:00 PM and 2:30 PM
Ticket: $10
Capacity: 15 per tour
Join Swedish American Museum for an open house afternoon featuring two guided tour options. Sign up for one or both tours with your conference registration:
- 1:00 PM Walking Neighborhood Tour – See the Swedish influence in downtown Andersonville.
- 2:30 PM Second Floor Exhibition Tour – Tour the We Are American exhibition and other recently reimagined spaces of the museum
Established in 1976, Swedish American Museum is a bustling center of Swedish art, history, and culture in Andersonville, Chicago’s historically Swedish neighborhood. This recently renovated 24,000 square-foot cultural museum features a permanent exhibition titled We Are America, temporary art exhibits, the Brunk Children’s Museum of Immigration, a genealogy center, Swedish food in Mormors Café, and a gift shop featuring a beautiful selection of handcrafted Scandinavian gifts.
Attendees will have a 10% discount in the museum store and will be able to sample a special offering for free in the Café.
Location: Swedish American Museum, 5211 N Clark St
Getting there: The Museum has limited complimentary parking in our lot a half block from the Museum at the corner of Ashland and Foster. Street parking is also available on Clark Street using City Pay Boxes at $2.50/hour and free parking can often be found on neighboring streets, including Foster and Ashland. Note that parking is free on Sundays in Andersonville.
Accessibility: The Museum is wheelchair accessible. Large print self guides are available on request. Sign language is available for our guided tours if requested in advance. Please call the Museum at 773.728.8111 to schedule a guided tour in sign language.
Inside The Morton Arboretum
Guided Tour and Special Programs
Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Ticket: $10
Capacity: 40
The Morton Arboretum is a 1,700-acre, tree-focused botanical garden and global scientific tree research center located in the western suburbs of Chicago. Its vision is a greener, healthier, more beautiful world where people and trees thrive together. How are they inspiring visitors and community members to appreciate, learn about, and protect trees?
During an afternoon program featuring the Arboretum’s scientists and leadership, get an inside look at the Arboretum’s science and conservation programs and hear about their public-facing Plant Clinic. During a visit to Gateway to Tree Science, learn how the organization is communicating tree science and climate resiliency through exhibitions and outreach.
Attendees are invited to explore the Arboretum’s vast tree-filled grounds, get lost in adventure through the Maze Garden, or play in the Children’s Garden anytime before and after the program. Free Arboretum admission is included.
Location: Morton Arboretum, 4100 IL-53, Lisle, IL 60532
Getting there: You’ll find The Morton Arboretum conveniently located off of I-88, with easy access and free parking. Linked here is more information.
National Public Housing Museum
Guided Tour
Time: 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Ticket: $10
Capacity: 30
The new National Public Housing Museum offers a unique journey through the rich and complex history of public housing in America. This museum is dedicated to preserving, sharing, and celebrating the stories of the millions of people who have lived in public housing, highlighting their resilience, struggles, and triumphs.
During your guided tour, experience the texture of public housing throughout time by visiting three recreated historic apartments showcasing different families’ experiences at different moments in public housing history between 1938 and 1975. The intimate individual, family and community stories become the lens to understand large national public housing policies and their impact. Attendees will have time to explore the museum’s permanent exhibitions, History Lessons and Case Studies for Truly Public Housing: Millers River.
Location: National Public Housing Museum, 919 South Ada Street
Getting there: There is limited parking located in the lot on the north side of the museum building. A handful of spaces in the lot are designated for residents of the building—please avoid parking in any spot marked with a reserved sign. Metered street parking is available on Taylor Street.
Accessibility: The National Public Housing Museum is committed to designing our programming, events, and exhibitions to be as inclusive and accessible as possible for all guests. Learn more: https://nphm.org/plan-your-visit/accessibility/
Chicago Cultural Center
Guided Tour
Time: 2:00-4:00 PM
Ticket: FREE
Capacity: 20
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Location: Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington St
Getting there: Nearby parking garages are located at Grant Park North Garage (25 N. Michigan Ave.), Grant Park South Garage (325 S. Michigan Ave.) and Millennium Park Garage & Millennium Lakeside Garage (5 S. Columbus Dr.). Pay in person at each garage location or pre-pay online for discounted parking. Visit www.millenniumgarages.com/rates or call 312.616.0600 for 24/7 customer service.
Accessibility: The wheelchair accessible entrance, located street level at Garland Court and Randolph Street, leads to the westernmost Randolph Square entry doors which have power assisted opening. All restrooms and elevators are in the Chicago Cultural Center are wheelchair accessible. Click here to learn more.
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
Guided Tour
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Ticket: $10
Capacity: 25
In this hour-long tour, visitors will learn about the conditions immigrants faced in the 19th Ward of Chicago, the unique work of the Hull-House residents, the life and work of Jane Addams, and the lasting impact of the Hull-House Settlement. It will also include exploration of our current special exhibition, Perennial City: Experiments in Urban Gardening. Organized by room, each door opens to a new collection of artifacts, photographs, and stories that share the history of the Hull-House settlement, those who lived and worked there, and those who were served by it.
Location: Jane Addams Hull-House Museum 800 S Halsted St
Getting there: The Museum is easily reached via the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) and the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90). Parking is available at Halsted and Taylor Street (760 West Taylor Street) garage across the street. Visit the UIC Parking Services website for more details.
Accessibility: The first floor of the museum is wheelchair-accessible through the West entrance. The second floor of the Hull-House is not currently ADA-accessible.