The chicago history museum will launch a community-driven initiative to share the diverse historical narratives of latino people and their contributions to the city's development

The Chicago History Museum will receive $648,029 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America federal grant program (CFDA 45.301) to launch a community-driven initiative sharing the diverse historical narratives and contributions of Latino people to Chicago's development from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. Key deliverables include establishing sustainable relationships with Chicago's Latino communities through restorative practices and co-creative processes such as paid internships, mentoring, and in-community workshops and programs. The Museum will conduct audience research and evaluation to understand community needs and ideas for making the Museum more welcoming and inclusive. Staff will participate in cultural competency training to support this work, and the Museum will develop a community-centered framework to increase representation of and access to Latino history in its collections.

The museum will build sustainable relationships with chicago's latino communities through restorative practices and CO-creative processes. Comprehensive project activities will include paid internships, mentoring opportunities, advisor honoraria, and in-communities workshops and programs through audience research and evaluation, the museum will learn about latino community members' needs and ideas for making IT a more welcoming and inclusive place. Museum staff will participate in cultural competency training to support this work and the museum will develop a community-centered collecting framework to increase representation of and access to latino history in its collections.