Have you seen Catholic Chicago? If not, I hope you’ll check out these exhibition highlights and then plan a visit to experience the entire exhibition before it closes on January 4, 2009.

Catholic Chicago explores the history and contributions of one of the city’s largest and oldest religious communities, from the forefathers who left their mark on the city’s development over 200 years ago to the 2 million people who are proud to be Catholic in Chicago today. Learn about rare artifacts that are treasures of the community. Hear people share memories and describe in their own words what it means to be Catholic. Sit at a school desk and compare your school days to theirs. Or, simply sit and listen to joyful music in English, Spanish, Polish, and Tagalog.

A great aspect of the Catholic Chicago project was the Teen Council. We trained junior and high school seniors to conduct oral histories and we completed over forty of them. They will go into our permanent collection. And it was a great way for me—as someone who is not a native Chicagoan—to explore the city, learn about the neighborhoods, learn about the parishes and the architecture, and make a lot of friends. I look forward to hearing what you think of the exhibition.

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