Archives: Exhibitions
Exhibitions
The 70th Anniversary Of The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The Museum is proud to partner with the City of Chicago and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in presenting an exhibition honoring the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Courage: The Vision To End Segregation, The Guts To Fight For It
A look at the inspirational late-1940s journey of Rev. J.A. De Laine and the brave citizens of Clarendon County as they fought to put an end to separate, unequal schools and contributed to the Supreme Court’s landmark 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education. Created by the Levine Museum of the New South, Charlotte, NC…. Read More
Spies Traitors And Saboteurs: Fear And Freedom In America
A creation of the International Spy Museum, this provocative exhibition explored key events of America’s past—dramatic moments of action, often frightening and destabilizing—when Americans have felt threatened within their own borders, prompting visitors to challenge and discover their own beliefs and assumptions. The Golder Family Foundation is the lead sponsor for all Museum Special Exhibitions.
Ours To Fight For: American Jews In The Second World War
A celebration of the achievements of Jewish men and women who were part of the American war effort on and off of the battlefield, in their own voices and through artifacts, letters, and photographs. Created and circulated by the Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, New York. The Golder Family Foundation is… Read More
The Art Of Gaman: Arts And Crafts From The Japanese American Internment Camps, 1942-1946
“Gaman” is a Japanese word that means bearing the seemingly unbearable with dignity and patience—the perfect descriptor of the furniture, tools, toys, musical instruments and other arts and crafts handmade by the ethnic Japanese who were forced into America’s internment camps shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. More than 120 objects were loaned from… Read More
The Secret Miracle
Visit this small but visually compelling exhibition featuring 7 handmade books created by typography students from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Illinois Institute for Art. The books offer a visual interpretation of Jorge Luis Borges’s short story of the same name written in 1943. The projects undertaken by these students speak to… Read More
Spots Of Light: To Be A Woman In The Holocaust
The first international exhibition to focus exclusively on women and their experiences in the Holocaust, this large-scale video-art installation featured images that move and change interwoven with interviews with 10 women Holocaust survivors, giving historical materials a contemporary feel and perspective. A production of the Museums Division, Yad Vashem. Curated by Yehudit Inbar. The Golder… Read More
Beyond Swastika And Jim Crow: Jewish Refugee Scholars At Black Colleges
Historical objects, photographs, texts, and artworks tell the story of refugee scholars, purged from Nazi-ear Germany, who found positions in historically black colleges in the American South. Created and circulated by the Museum of Jewish Heritage–A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. The Golder Family Foundation is the lead sponsor for all Museum Special Exhibitions. Major… Read More
Deadly Medicine: Creating The Master Race
Documenting how the Nazi regime collaborated with individuals in professions traditionally charged with healing and the public good, in order to legitimize persecution, murder and, ultimately, genocide. Produced by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.