Semillas: Artwork by Raul Ortiz Bonilla

The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture 3015 W Division Street, Chicago, IL, United States

Through his signature puntos and semillas, Puerto Rican artist Raul Ortiz Bonilla presents a story of migration and diaspora.

Free

Soy Boricua

The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture 3015 W Division Street, Chicago, IL, United States

From digital collage to painting to glasswork to photography, twelve non-male Diasporican artists explore their expansive identities and how they intersect in their own ways.

Free

Letters from Home

Swedish American Museum 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, United States

Artists from Sweden and Chicago collaborate to create original works interpreting early 20th century letters to Chicago immigrant Emil Olsson from his family in Sweden.

Free – $6

The Girl in The Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Łódz Ghetto

Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, United States

In 1945, a 14-year-old's diary was discovered in Auschwitz. The exhibition explores Rywka's life in the Łódz Ghetto and what might have happened after her deportation to Auschwitz and beyond.

Free – $18

Summer Weddings

Raupp Museum 901 Dunham Ln, Buffalo Grove, IL, United States

Weddings bring us together. They are a chance to celebrate love and the beginning of a couple’s new life together. Weddings also celebrate our history and culture. Join the Museum […]

ECAC Summer Camp

Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago 5800 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago
$150

Resistencia y Libertá por Bombazo Wear

The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture 3015 W Division Street, Chicago, IL, United States

Bomba music and dance provide  resistance, self-expression, and community building for Afro-Puerto Ricans. This exhibit displays the evolution of bomba attire since the 17th century.

Shelly Jyoti – Indigo: The Blue Gold

South Asia Institute 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

Acclaimed Indian visual and textile artist Shelly Jyoti depicts the indigo's colonial history and impact — the  cultivation, exploitation, and servitude that happened because of one plant.

$5 – $10

Virtual Reality Film Experience: Walk to Westerbork

Illinois Holocaust Museum 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL, United States

With cinematography, animation, and archival photos, Rodi Glass revisits the sites of her survival as a young girl from Amsterdam, Westerbork transit camp, and Vittel internment camp.

Destination Asia Festival

Morton Arboretum 4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle, IL, United States

Enjoy a bonsai competition, a sumo wrestler demonstration, music from Chicago Balinese Gamelan, and more amid the tree-filled landscapes of the Morton Arboretum.

Free – $17

SWEDISH SOMMARLÄGER

Swedish American Museum 5211 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, United States

A hands-on camp with a different theme every day! Kids ages 6-12 will play Viking games, do traditional arts and crafts, dance, tell stories, become inventors, and explore the outdoors!

$325

FILMS IN THE PARK: American Curious

Harrison Park 1824 S Wood St, Chicago, IL, United States

Continuing our series is American Curious, a romantic comedy directed by Gabylu.

Free

ARTIST TALK: Le’Ana Asher

Center for Native Futures 56 W. Adams St., Chicago, IL, United States

With a profound connection to her Ojibwe heritage, contemporary artist Le'Ana Asher creates vibrant and evocative paintings about memory, identity, and resiliency.