Chicago History MuseumLincoln Park / Old Town

The Fifth Star Challenge

Now showingPermanent collection$24

If Chicago's flag gained a fifth star, what should it stand for? Explore moments from the city's past, cast your vote and walk across a wall-to-wall floor map of Chicagoland.

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Brendan Fernandes: In the Round at the Driehaus Museum's Murphy Auditorium

A Tale of Today Presents Brendan Fernandes: In the Round

Richard H. Driehaus Museum

Nef-shaped cup, Saint-Porchaire or Paris, mid-1500s (detail)

Saint-Porchaire Ceramics: Rediscovered Treasures of the French Renaissance

Art Institute of Chicago

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The Fifth Star ChallengeCourtesy of Chicago History Museum
Self, Made: Fourteen Modern Artists from the Richard and Ellen Sandor Family CollectionCourtesy of Richard and Ellen Sandor.
A Tale of Today Presents Brendan Fernandes: In the RoundCourtesy of Richard H. Driehaus Museum
Saint-Porchaire Ceramics: Rediscovered Treasures of the French RenaissancePrivate collection. Paul-David Young/Spektra Imaging LLC.
Chicago History MuseumMichael Barera / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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