Thur, October 23, 2025, 5:00–9:00pm
DMoC, 72 E Randolph

Thur, August 21, 2025, 5:00–8:00pm
DMoC, 72 E Randolph

Fri, June 27, 2025, 4:30–7:00pm
DMoC, 72 E Randolph

Fri, April 25, 2025, 4–7:00pm
DMoC, 72 E Randolph

Tues, April 15, 2025, 4–9:00pm
Pilsen Arts & Community House, 1637 W 18th

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DMoC, 72 E Randolph

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DMoC, 72 E Randolph

Friday, July 12, 2024, 5–8:00pm
DMoC, 72 E Randolph

Thurs, May 9, 2024, 6–9:00pm
DMoC, 72 E Randolph

Fri, May 3, 2024, 3–6:00pm
DMoC, 72 E Randolph

Thurs, April 25, 2024, 4–8:00pm
DMoC, 72 E Randolph

Friday, December 8, 2023, 6–8:00pm
DMoC, 72 E Randolph

July 14, 2023, 6–9pm
DMoC, 72 E Randolph

May 16, 2023, 5–8pm
DMoC, 72 E Randolph

May 12, 2023, 5–8pm
DMoC, 72 E Randolph, 2nd Floor

Free & Open Chicago features locations where the impact of design and designers is unmistakable.

Thursday, December 1, 2022
Design Museum of Chicago, 72 E Randolph
5:00 PM – 7:30 PM CST
Free and open to the public

Experts discuss the role of design in in our lives for the past 85 years and what it means for where design is headed next.

An exhibition about the intersection of sound and design from the Design Museum of Chicago. Celebrate with us and meet some of the artists.

Celebrate the opening of Setting the Stage with us and enjoy beverages and snacks, check out the exhibition, and rub shoulders with other Chicagoans who enjoy theatre as much as you do.

Come prepared to enjoy artwork and hear music from Chicago’s talented youth, and draw a self-portrait which will be integrated into the exhibition.

Come prepared to enjoy artwork and hear music from Chicago’s talented youth, and draw a self-portrait which will be integrated into the exhibition.

Come celebrate and take a first look at prints by international artists celebrating the culture and history of bicycles! Chain Reaction was curated by Colossal in partnership with the Design Museum of Chicago.

Come celebrate the Great Ideas project’s first installation in the ChiDM gallery and the work of designers and artists from around the world.

Join us at Lost Arts for the opening party of Great Ideas of Humanity: One of a Series. Cocktails provided by Stolen Rum. Secure your spot and get tickets via Eventbrite.

Kick off Chicago Design Week by role playing at the opening for HEY! PLAY! Games in Modern Culture on October 20.

Bridge boundaries and celebrate expression at the opening of “Dan Friedman: Radical Modernist.”

Sneak a peek at the new show with drinks and 80s & 90s beats from DJ David Castillo, while networking with design enthusiasts.

Celebrate the opening of ChiDM‘s Fall 2016 exhibition, City of Ideas: Architects’ Voices and Visions. Come for jazz, drinks, and lively conversations with architects, designers, and your fellow design-lovers. Members are invited for an exclusive preview from 5:30 to 6:00 PM featuring special remarks from exhibit curator Vladimir Belogolovsky. (Want to become a member?)