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The Burnham Plan Centennial has programs designed to inspire and educate, reflecting back on the enduring legacies of the 1909 Plan of Chicago, while also looking forward to initiating bold new plans for the region in the next century. View the November/December calendar for a full list of Centennial programs happening throughout the region.
November 20, 8:00 - 9:30am
Jane Addams Symposium
Jane Addams Hull House Association
Janice Metzger, author of What Would Jane Say? City-Building Women and a Tale of Two Chicagos, is the guests speaker at this free breakfast workshop. [MORE]
November 21, 1:00pm
Global Warming: What's a Kid to Do?
Kidworks Touring Theatre Co.
The Joliet Public Library hosts a “hands-on” exploration of climate changes around the world, told from the perspective of endangered animals and plants. [MORE]
November 30, 7:00pm
City Beautiful: Celebrating the Burnham Plan Centennial
Chicago Ridge Public Library
Art Historian Jeff Mishur's audio/visual presentation explores the 1909 Burnham plan along with its European and American origins and sources. [MORE]
December 1, 7:30pm
The Legacy of the Burnham Plan
Landmark Conservancy
Cartographer Dennis McClendon presents pictures of the Chicago that faced the planners a century ago, the grand visions they had for the city and what actually resulted from the Burnham Plan of Chicago. [MORE]
December 17, 8:00pm
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
WTTW11 Chicago
The first full-length documentary about Daniel Burnham makes its television broadcast premiere. The film explores Burnham's life and legacy and how his vision shaped the nation’s cities for generations. [MORE]
Click on the following links for a complete list of Centennial programs by category:
Exhibits
Tours
Public Programs
Green Legacy Projects
Conferences & Symposia
Exhibits
Through November 26
Waukegan Lakefront-Downtown Master Plan
Waukegan Public Library
This photopanel exhibit juxtaposes the award-winning City of Waukegan's Lakefront and Downtown Master Plan with Daniel Burnham's Plan of Chicago giving visitors a chance to experience the bold, expansive regional plan on several different scales, and showcase the future vision. [MORE]
Through November 30
Chicago Looks Ahead: 100 Years of Planning, 1909-2009
Art Institute of Chicago
The Ryerson and Burnham Libraries feature a a selection of papers, photographs, maps and books related to the 1909 Plan of Chicago through the proliferation of local planning organizations and policies in the last half of the 20th century. [MORE]
Through December 30
Worth his Salt: Joy Morton’s Role in the Plan of Chicago
Morton Arboretum
Salt namesake Joy Morton, a long-time member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, backed Burnham's Plan of Chicago with his own money and influence. Panels in the Sterling Morton Library define Morton's role. [MORE]
Through December 31
Daniel Burnham's Enduring Vision for the Philippines
City Gallery of Photography
Architectural and landscape photographer Tim Long photographed the buildings and streets — built according to a Burnham Plan — that still stand and still play an important role in the landscape of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. [MORE]
Through December 31
Make Big Plans: Daniel Burnham’s Vision of an American Metropolis
Newberry Library
The Make Big Plans exhibit is now on display at more than 60 libraries throughout Chicagoland, Midway and O’Hare airports. A complementary public program series is being offered at the Arlington Heights, Wheaton, Orland Park and Chesterton libraries. It is available on line and as a slide show. [MORE]