{"id":28124,"date":"2019-03-19T11:37:41","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T16:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=28124"},"modified":"2019-03-28T10:45:02","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T15:45:02","slug":"coolest-exhibits-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/coolest-exhibits-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"The Coolest Exhibits at Chicago Museums this Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Get your fill of the best art, history, and other installations the city has to offer this spring at these awesome Chicago exhibits.<\/p>\n

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Two Sides\u00a0@ Vertical Gallery<\/a><\/h2>\n
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March 2\u2013 23\u00a0| 1016 Western, Ukrainian Village<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of Chicago’s preeminent urban-contemporary art museums, Vertical Gallery, is thrilled to present a husband and wife (Copyright and Gemma Compton) art collaboration. The two will showcase their individual works, fusing one’s traditional style, with another’s graffiti art to create the perfect statement.<\/p>\n

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Context 2019<\/em>\u00a0@ Filter Space<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Open March 16 \u2013 April 28 |\u00a0Filter Space 1821 W. Hubbard Street, Ste. 207<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Filter Photo Festival’s annual showcase of lens-based art returns to Chicago on March 16 for a showcase like none other in the city. With pieces varying in style, subject matter, and genre, Context\u00a0<\/em>aims to give voice and stage to a myriad of photographic artwork from across the city. This year’s participating artists include Geoffrey Albores, Kalee Appleton, Gary Beeber, Leticia Bernaus and more.<\/p>\n

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Heaven and Earth: Alexander Calder and Jeff Koons @ Museum of Contemporary Art<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Now – March 24|\u00a0220 East Chicago<\/strong><\/p>\n

MCA is bringing together two prominent artists this spring, Alexander Calder and Jeff Koons, for the ultimate experience. The exhibit is entitled Heaven and Earth,\u00a0<\/em>Heaven being Calder’s weightless sculptures, and Earth representing Koons’s mundane sculptures.<\/p>\n

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Mummies<\/em> @ The Field Museum<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Now – April 28\u00a0| 1400 South LSD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Take an up close and personal look at 14 mummies from the ancient worlds of Egypt and Peru at this final stop of the Mummies national tour. Don’t leave parking<\/a> to the last minute either! Find a spot ahead of time.<\/p>\n

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Purchased Lives\u00a0<\/em>@ The Illinois Holocaust Museum<\/a><\/h2>\n