Updates in Chicago Gallery
We have some updates to the Chicago Gallery-view the updates here. This file is also located under Files and Documents<Exhibit Host Hosts. We have also updated the film which means…
We have some updates to the Chicago Gallery-view the updates here. This file is also located under Files and Documents<Exhibit Host Hosts. We have also updated the film which means…
By Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006 Her long suit was organization, says her husband, Jim Gary. She was a no-nonsense person, says docent Bobbi Pinkert, one of her best friends.…
By Brent Hoffmann, 2005 When did you first put on a mask? Most of us began masking in March 2020, because of Covid. Edie Scala-Hampson began masking in 1988, because…
No Interiors for Now Everyone wants to show our wonderful building interiors to our guests. But this isn’t as easy as it may seem –not every building is ready to…
By Jill Carlson, Class of 2013 Here are the answers to last week’s Tour Trivia questions. How did you do? Special thanks to a number of docents for their input…
Dear docents, I begin every accounting class I teach at Loyola University with a funny accounting cartoon. The students, then, start class with a smile on their faces instead…
Dear Docents, Exhibit Hosts, Education Guides, and Guest Services Volunteers – Today (June 11), the City of Chicago will fully re-open lifting most COVID restrictions. But what does this mean…
This week we are premiering the second episode in our 50th anniversary video series celebrating the “Year of the Docent.” . Lance Friedmann, co-director of the Architecture River Cruise, hosts…
By Emily Clott, Class of 2012 Tours - CAC has lots of them. How do they come about? Who writes them? Who? Docents, of course. At this 50-year mark, let’s…
By Jill Carlson, Class of 2013 As life slowly gets back to normal and tours are added to the calendar, test your knowledge and memory by answering these tour…