\u201cAfter the Age of Dinosaurs\u201d<\/p>\n
Next time you\u2019re feeling down, remember this: If life on Earth survived the apocalyptic event that wiped out the dinosaurs, surely you can handle whatever comes your way. Right? Anyway, you can learn how that all went down at the Field Museum\u2019s just-opened exhibition, which delves into the first 15 million years post-asteroid.<\/p>\n
Through Sept. 7, 2026, at the Field Museum, 1400 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive, fieldmuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cTiffany Lamps: Beyond the Shade\u201d<\/p>\n For a few decades around the turn of the century, sophisticates could own a piece of Tiffany Studios grandeur when the lauded glassmaker began manufacturing lamps for domestic use. Spanning the shift from oil to electricity, these fixtures \u2014 gathered at the Driehaus Museum for this exhibition \u2014 remain a masterclass in design.<\/p>\n Sept. 12 to March 15, 2026, at the Richard H. Driehaus Museum, 50 E. Erie St., driehausmuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n One hundred years ago, the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, then called the Oriental Institute, pursued its first major dig \u2014 in the ancient city of Megiddo, at the crossroads of West Asia, Egypt and the Mediterranean. You may know it by its Greek name, Armageddon. This new exhibit explores the city and the historic excavation in equal measure.<\/p>\n Sept. 18 to March 15, 2026, at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures at the University of Chicago, 1155 E. 58th St., isac.uchicago.edu<\/a><\/p>\n Open House Chicago<\/p>\n The Chicago Architecture Biennial happens just once every two years, but this year, it coincides with the annual Open House Chicago for a weekend in October. The 2025 Open House Chicago introduces \u201cneighborhood headquarters\u201d based on the city\u2019s South Side (Ramova Theatre in Bridgeport), West Side (Starling by Duo in North Lawndale) and North Side (KOVAL Distillery in Ravenswood), in addition to the usual home base at the Chicago Architecture Center in the Loop. Each offers materials, information and a place to gather before your expedition.\u00a0<\/p>\n Oct. 18-19 at various locations; architecture.org<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHaunted History Tours\u201d<\/p>\n In the city\u2019s rush to develop the patch of lakeshore that would become Lincoln Park, it dug up what was then the city\u2019s main cemetery. Many bodies were relocated to cemeteries like Rosehill, Graceland and Oak Woods \u2014 but not all. Resident ghost guy Adam Selzer unearths the Lincoln Park Zoo\u2019s morbid past in a series of nighttime walking tours.\u00a0<\/p>\n Tuesdays and Wednesdays from Sept. 30 to Oct. 29 at the Lincoln Park Zoo, 2400 N. Cannon Drive, lpzoo.org<\/a><\/p>\n <\/b>In 2019, a group of Pilsen students protested the Chicago History Museum for its dearth of material on local Latine history. Like so many institutions before it, the museum could have ignored the students, or puffed up some sort of defense. Instead, it got to work. This exhibit recounts that history through artifacts, photographs, first-person accounts, family objects and even sweet treats. The family behind El Nopal, a beloved former Pilsen bakery, gave the museum cafe exclusive permission to recreate its famed Hojarasca cookies during the exhibition run.<\/p>\n Oct. 25 to Nov. 8, 2026, at the Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St., chicagohistory.org<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cAmerican Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture\u201d<\/p>\n Writers, whether devout or doubters, have long probed the religious psyche. A new exhibition at the American Writers Museum takes a closer look at the spiritual lives of famous authors and how it manifested in their works. Included: Flannery O\u2019Connor\u2019s rosary beads and Ursula K. Le Guin\u2019s copy of the \u201cTao Te Ching,\u201d annotated in her own hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n Nov. 21 through fall 2026 at the American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., americanwritersmuseum.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWorld of Tomorrow: A Century of Progress\u201d<\/p>\n <\/b>The 1893 World\u2019s Columbian Exposition tends to hog the spotlight, but our city hosted another wildly successful world\u2019s fair during its centennial year, 1933. The Elmhurst History Museum takes a closer look with an exhibition that opened last month.\u00a0<\/p>\n Through Jan. 4 at the Elmhurst History Museum, 120 E. Park Ave., Elmhurst, elmhursthistory.org<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWindy City Times @40: Breaking News. Breaking Silence\u201d<\/p>\n Like so many gay newspapers, the Windy City Times documented early milestones in LGBTQ representation and the devastation of HIV and AIDS at a time when the mainstream press looked the other way. The Gerber\/Hart Library and Archives hosts a retrospective of this trailblazing publication, turning 40 this September.<\/p>\n![\""Tiffany](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/TFNY_27_001-copy_on.jpg\")
“Tiffany Lamps: Beyond the Shade” is about the beautiful creations of Louis C. Tiffany\u2019s studio, curated by Alexandra M. Ruggiero and now at the Driehaus Museum. (Driehaus Museum)
\n\u201cMegiddo: A City Unearthed, A Past Imagined\u201d<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CTC-L-lp-zoo-haunted005.jpg\")
A tour listens as Adam Selzer delivers a talk about the haunted history of Lincoln Park Zoo on Oct. 22, 2024. (Chris Sweda\/Chicago Tribune)
\n\u201cAqu\u00ed en Chicago\u201d<\/p>\n