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Biblioteca Popular is an autonomous community operated library and art space.
Biblioteca Popular is an autonomous community operated library and art space. As well as providing access to underground, radical, and self-published literature, it is meant to be a safe space for the young and elderly, families, people of color, womyn, queer and trans folk, undocumented immigrants, and working class peoples.
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1921 S Blue Island Ave
The enormous, foreboding stone edifice of the A
Showcasing contemporary art, new media and installation projects
Built in 1914 for the area's Polish community, St
This ornate former theater was built as a replica of an old opera house in Prague, and in its heyday served as the epicenter of Chicago Bohemian culture
Art and public transit have had a troubled relationship in Chicago, with awful results almost every time the CTA commissions a mural for a station
This towering stone church was built in 1883 for Czech Catholics in the area
Fascinating exhibitions of traditional and contemporary Latin American art
If you have kids in tow and they've been patient through the National Museum of Mexican Art (or they need to burn off some energy before going in), you might reward them with some monkey time right next door at Harrison Park, which has a big playlot with swings, slides, jungle gyms and more
A lovely, small gallery full of vibrant colors and well-curated installations focused on understanding Mexican as well as Mexican-American history and culture through art
Exactly what the name says; this is a glittering, big-budget facility, moved here from the suburbs a few years ago