Join us for our second-annual outdoor design festival, Field Day! Field Day is this Saturday, July 27 from 10am-3pm at Navy Pier. This free event will feature a stunning flag exhibition by 75 local artists and designers, including many of our own DMoC members. Come celebrate design, art, and community with us! 

Highlights include:

Saturday, July 27th, 2024
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Navy Pier

Join us for a free family-friendly event at Navy Pier!

The Design Museum of Chicago's annual outdoor program creates an approachable and surprising celebration of Chicago’s outdoor spaces through a design lens. Field Day is an annual summer event that brings together thousands of Chicagoans to celebrate our environment, culture, and outdoor public spaces. 

Also, inspired…

We're excited to introduce: The Design Network. Also, because you're already a member, we want to give you a free T-shirt.


The Design Network is the new name of our membership program.

The typeface used is called Akara Aka and is created by multidisciplinary designer, Noah Paolo Teague. Inspired by Afro futurism, togetherness and graphic notation, this display typeface is designed for bold headlines and can be arranged in complex geometric patterns…

Summer is heating up with an array of must-attend events from the Design Museum of Chicago! From celebrating the best in design at NeoCon to an exciting panel discussion, and a festive fundraiser, there’s something for everyone. Don’t miss these incredible opportunities to connect, learn, and support our community!

  Designing a Better Chicago: A NeoCon After Party

Tuesday, June 11, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Secrist | Beach, 1801 W Hubbard…

May 1 – October 31, 2024
Pop-up exhibit at Navy Pier, 600 E Grand

Chicago is the birthplace of House music. House evolved through the early 1980s and brought together Chicagoans of different races, ages, cultures, and orientations like no other medium of that day. House music was conceived and perfected in bedrooms and basements of Black and Latino youth on Chicago’s South and West Sides. This pop-up…

Tuesday, March 26, 2024, 2:00–3:30 PM
Morningstar, 22 W Washington

Join the Design Museum of Chicago, Harry Bertoia Foundation, and Wright for a walking tour of Harry Bertoia’s timeless sculptures in the Chicago Loop. We will start the tour at Morningstar, where an absolutely gorgeous 12’ Bertoia dandelion hangs from the ceiling in an employee gathering space. Next, we will head to the Aon…

We're in the process of designing new ways to connect you to your community, reward you with goodies, and invite you to exclusive events. First things first, this summer we are mounting 15 new banners in the downtown Chicago Theatre District on Michigan & Randolph. 15 Design Museum members will be commissioned to make new work for…

May 3 – June 10, 2024
72 E. Randolph, Chicago

The 2024 CPS All-City Visual Arts Exhibitions provide a unique opportunity to showcase student achievement in visual and media arts and exhibit their work in highly-visible, public exhibition spaces in Chicago. The high school exhibition showcases 2D, 3D, and digital artwork by students in grades 9–12 and the elementary exhibition…