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Coffee Talk: Vanished: Monumental Art at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition

  • Des Plaines History Center 781 Pearson Street Des Plaines, IL 60016 United States (map)

1:30–2:30p
Stroll the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition with presenter Krista August! View monumental sculpture that decorated the buildings, bridges, lagoons, as well as private viewing rooms. Learn exciting history behind these mostly temporary sculptures that dazzled before they disappeared.