Chicago Cultural Alliance
Encyclopedia
The Chicago Cultural Alliance (Alliance) is a consortium of community-based ethnic museums, cultural centers, and historical societies in the Chicago metropolitan area.
Incorporated in 2006, the mission of the Allliance is to "effect social change and public understanding of cultural diversity through first voice perspectives".
, as well as asserting their existence to the wider public. Kerstin Lane, the first Alliance Board President, described the reasoning behind the creation of the organization: "a lot of people in Chicago have no idea there are little jewels of ethnic museums all over the city. When these museums can go out and tell the city, state and others, ‘We exist,’ then each of them will be strengthened."
Former Partner Institutions of the Chicago Cultural Alliance
Incorporated in 2006, the mission of the Allliance is to "effect social change and public understanding of cultural diversity through first voice perspectives".
Background
The Alliance began through partnerships with ethnic and cultural organizations established at the Cultural Connections program at the Field Museum in the The Center for Cultural Understanding and Change (CCUC). The Alliance brings together ethnically grounded organizations in order to build relationships amongst the ethnic communities in ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, as well as asserting their existence to the wider public. Kerstin Lane, the first Alliance Board President, described the reasoning behind the creation of the organization: "a lot of people in Chicago have no idea there are little jewels of ethnic museums all over the city. When these museums can go out and tell the city, state and others, ‘We exist,’ then each of them will be strengthened."
Core members
.The Core Members of the Chicago Cultural Alliance are:Partner Institutions
The Partner Institutions of the Chicago Cultural Alliance are:Former Partner Institutions of the Chicago Cultural Alliance
- Chicago 2016 2008
- Snapshot Chicago2008-2009
Associate Members
The Associate Members of the Chicago Cultural Alliance are:- Changing WorldsChanging WorldsChanging Worlds is an educational arts nonprofit organization whose mission is to foster inclusive communities through oral history, writing and art programs that improve student learning, affirm identity and enhance cross-cultural understanding.- History :...
- Project for Civic Reflection - Valparaiso University
- Pullman State Historic Site