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The Richard H. Driehaus Museum

40 East Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60611

Museums

The Richard H. Driehaus Museum immerses visitors in one of the grandest residential buildings of 19th-century Chicago, the Gilded Age home of banker Samuel Mayo Nickerson. Philanthropist Richard H. Driehaus founded the museum on April 1, 2003 with a vision to influence today’s built environment by preserving and promoting architecture and design of the past.

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Chicago Architecture Biennial - SHIFT: Architecture in Times of Radical Change

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Chicago Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade

Mar 01 @ 1PM

Parade will feature traditional dragon and lion dancing teams, colorful floats, marching bands and marching groups.

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