Stories That Click: Reimagining Chicago Brick by Brick

Chicago Public Library

April 3, 2026 through April 30, 2027

We put a call out for submissions of LEGO models that answered the question, "What exactly would your Chicago look like?" The selected models were paired with historic rarities and archival materials from Chicago Public Library’s Archives and Special Collections Division creating a dialogue between past and present.

The archival materials featured in the exhibit were selected based on the artists' stated inspirations behind their LEGO models, as well as connections drawn by the curator between the models and the collections. The exhibit has two goals: to share Chicagoans’ creative, heartfelt and fun expressions of their city and to showcase and celebrate the depth and richness of CPL’s archival collections.

Exhibit link.

Information for Your Visit:

Chicago Public Library

Harold Washington Library Center

400 S. State Street, 9th floor

Chicago, IL

M-Th, 9:00am-8:00pm; F-Sa, 9:00am-5:00pm; Su, 1:00-5:00pm

Free and open to all

https://www.chipublib.org/

Special Event Information:

Associated programs are listed on the website.

For more information, contact: specoll@chipublib.org

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