Chicago Collections Consortium Annual Meeting
Chicago Collections Consortium is pleased to announce that the keynote speaker for this year's annual meeting will be Andrew Schachman, co-director of the Floating Museum. The Floating Museum is a new collaborative arts organization that generates impermanent, site-responsive museum spaces to activa… Read More >
Lifting As They Climbed: Mapping a History of Black Women on Chicago's South Side
Chicago Collections is proud to co-sponsor Newberry Library's upcoming event on the history of black women from Chicago's south side. Read More >
Join CCC for an Upcoming Webinar!
Here is your opportunity to learn about the fascinating hidden stories found in four of Chicago Collections Consortium member organizations. During the webinar viewers will dive into the following collections: Read More >
Book talk with Dick Simpson, author of ‘The Good Fight’
Chicago Collections Consortium will be partnering with the University of Illinois Chicago to present a book talk with author Dick Simpson, author of 'The Good Fight'. Dick Simpson is a UIC Political Science Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies and former Chicago Alderman. Read More >
Digital Exhibits Workshop
This two-part workshop will guide participants through the manual and Chicago Collections exhibit proposal policies, provide an opportunity for generating exhibit ideas, and introduce Scalar, the digital exhibits software. Read More >
Digitizing Collections: Permissions and Rights
Member Workshop In celebration of Fair Use Week, Chicago Collections will be hosting a short panel discussion followed by an interactive workshop exploring how to balance the desire to enhance collections access and visibility through digitization projects, while still addressing the challenges tha… Read More >