Chicago Design Museum
 Location within the Chicago Loop community | |
| Established | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Location |
Block 37, 108 N. State St, |
| Coordinates | 41°53′02″N 87°37′42″W / 41.883897°N 87.628465°W |
| Type | Design museum |
| Director | Tanner Woodford |
| Public transit access | Washington Station, Chicago Transit Authority |
| Nearest parking | Parking garage on site |
| Website |
chidm |
The Chicago Design Museum (ChiDM) is a museum of design in the Chicago loop that was founded in 2012.[1] As a pop-up museum, it hosted exhibitions in different venues around Chicago in 2012 and 2013.[2][3][4] Following a successful Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign in 2014, the museum opened a permanent location in the Block 37 building.[5][6]
Mission and purpose
The mission of the Chicago Design Museum is to "strengthen design culture and build community by facilitating the exchange of knowledge through dynamic experiences."[7] A previous mission was to "create unexpected cultural experiences" through physical space. Its programs are collaborative and community-based, largely relying on volunteers for exhibit design, curation, registration, marketing, and other core museological functions.[8]
The museum is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that believes that design has the capacity to fundamentally improve the human condition. It fosters free, open, and honest engagement with diverse audiences through a permanent collection, rotating exhibitions, and educational programming.[9]
Exhibitions
Exhibitions focus on a broad, cross-disciplinary definition of design, encompassing graphic design, architecture, urban planning, interior design, systems thinking, and more.[9][10]
- City of Ideas: Architects' Voices and Visions[11] (October 22, 2016 – February 25, 2017)
- Unfolded: Made with Paper[12] (April 5, 2016 – August 27, 2016)
- New Horizon: Architecture from Ireland[13] (October 2, 2015 – January 30, 2016)
- The State of Detroit[14] (April 28, 2015 – August 29, 2015)
- Deborah Sussman Loves Los Angeles![15] (November 13, 2014 – February 28, 2015)
- Starts/Speculations: Graphic Design in Chicago Past and Future[16] (June 12, 2014 – September 30, 2014)
- Work at Play[17] (June 1, 2013 – June 30, 2013)
- A—Z: Art on Track[18] (September 22, 2012)
- 700 N Sacramento[19] (June 1, 2012 – June 30, 2012)
References
- ↑ Grimm, Andy (May 2, 2014). "Chicago Design Museum launches Kickstarter drive". Chicago Tribune.
- ↑ Weinberg, Lauren (June 5, 2012). "Chicago Design Museum hosts opening reception June 11". Time Out Chicago.
- ↑ Shropshire, Corilyn (May 7, 2013). "Art exhibit to fill space at Block 37". Chicago Tribune.
- ↑ Sisson, Patrick (May 7, 2013). "Chicago Design Museum". NothingMajor.com.
- ↑ Malooley, Jake (April 1, 2014). "Chicago Design Museum has designs on a permanent home". Chicago Reader.
- ↑ LaTrace, AJ (April 30, 2014). "Chicago Design Museum Confirms Permanent Home in Block 37". Curbed.com.
- ↑ "Support the Chicago Design Museum". ChiDM.com. February 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Tanner Woodford's Chicago". SEGD.org. February 3, 2016.
- 1 2 "Graham Foundation > Grantees > Chicago Design Museum". Graham Foundation. February 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Exhibitions at the Chicago Design Museum". ChiDM.com. February 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Architects discuss the power (and limits) of architecture at new Chicago Design Museum exhibit". Architect's Newspaper. November 3, 2016.
- ↑ Burton, Louise (April 28, 2016). "Chicago Design Museum rolls out 'Unfolded' exhibit". Chicago Tribune.
- ↑ Carpenter, John (October 1, 2015). "For Chicago designers, architecture biennial could be 'a big moment'". Chicago Tribune.
- ↑ Nealie, Toni (June 29, 2015). "The State of Detroit: Chicago Design Museum Exhibit Uses Data and Design to Explore the Urban Environment". New City.
- ↑ Sattell, Jessica Barrett (November 26, 2014). "Design Love-In: Deborah Sussman at the Chicago Design Museum". New City.
- ↑ Meisinger, Ann (June 27, 2014). "CHICAGO DESIGN MUSEUM // STARTS/SPECULATIONS". TheSeenJournal.org.
- ↑ Bishop, Nancy (June 1, 2013). "Chicago Design Museum: See the Work at Play Exhibit". Gapers Block.
- ↑ Auten, Lindsey (September 28, 2012). "'L' Train Full of Wonders". F Newsmagazine.
- ↑ Foumberg, Jason (June 5, 2012). "Art Break: The One-Month Lifespan of the Chicago Design Museum". New City.
