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05/06/2026

The first of two opportunities this summer to go on our popular “Growing With the Gundersons” guided walking tour is this Saturday, May 9.

Hear the story of how the Gunderson Brothers developed and promoted this Oak Park neighborhood. You'll also hear many lesser-known stories, such as a resident who was a famous Cub, the location of the world's most prolific ceramic portrait studio, and how the neighborhood got the name "Fertile Acres."

Get your tickets now at oprfmuseum.org or by calling 708-848-6755. We have a full lineup of walking tours this summer. Read about each one under the events tab on our website.

03/28/2026

We have a full line-up of walking tours (and one free bike tour!) this summer, including a new guided walk along Oak Park's Harrison Street. Visit oprfmuseum.org to read more about each walk to to purchase tickets.

03/27/2026

Spring is, believe it or not, here! 🌷🌱🌳That means our Spring House Walk is just around the corner. This year, we will feature interior tours of five spectacular homes in Northeast River Forest.

Purchase tickets today at oprfmuseum.org.

02/26/2026

Join Donna Sack and Sarah Doherty at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 1, at Oak Park River Forest Museum to explore digital humanities and public history projects addressing housing discrimination. They will connect Oak Park's stories to broader national narratives. They were key team members of the award-winning digital exhibition, Unvarnished (unvarnishedhistory.org), funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and including OPRF Museum as a partner.

This free March 1 program also offers one of the final opportunities to visit the museum’s exhibit "Open House: The Legacy of Fair Housing" before it closes later in March. Doherty joined Frank Lipo as the co-curator for the exhibit, which won an Award of Excellence from the Illinois Association of Museums.

Visit oprfmuseum.org for more information!

01/23/2026

Two local power couples will be honored as this year's recipients of our Heart of Our Villages Award - Sandra & David Sokol from Oak Park and Laurel & Dennis McMahon, longtime River Forest residents.

You can congratulate the couples, who have changed our communities for the better in various ways for decades, by attending our Museum Gala on Thursday, March 12, at the Nineteenth Century Club, Oak Park. Tickets are $125 per person and can be purchased at oprfmuseum.org or by calling 708-848-6755.

11/29/2025

Join us at OPRF Museum on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. for a sweet visit from John McConachie, grandson of James Dewar who invented the Tw***ie snack cake in 1931 at the Continental Baking Co., in River Forest.

McConachie will be sharing stories from his family and his new book “Pops, Mr. Tw***ie: Memoirs of My Mentor.” Books will be available for sale and signing by the author. We’ll also serve light refreshments including, you guessed it, Tw***ies!

11/28/2025

See you Saturday! Stop by Oak Park River Forest Museum on Nov. 29 from 12-4pm for our Holiday Open House and Small Biz Saturday Sale. Enjoy some seasonal refreshments and view our exhibits! Find all of the LEGO Minifigures placed throughout the museum and enter a raffle to win a prize!

Look at our gift shop of local items, where we’re offering 10 percent off (20 percent discount for members).

08/27/2025

This Saturday, Oak Park River Forest Museum, Classic Cinemas and Downtown Oak Park are marking the 150th birthday of the Oak Park author who created Tarzan and fantastic tales of science fiction, including tales of Mars and Venus.

Tarzan author Edgar Rice Burroughs was born on the west side of Chicago on Sept. 1, 1875, and to mark the birthday milestone, Lake Theatre will be showing the 1984 film, “Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes,” on Saturday, Aug. 30, at 11 a.m. The movie, based on Burroughs’ 1912 novel, “Tarzan of the Apes,” was nominated for three Academy Awards, the first Tarzan feature film in contention for an Oscar.

The movie stars Christopher Lambert as Tarzan and Andie MacDowell as Jane. It is rated PG.

Gather in front of the theater at 10 a.m. Aug. 30 to hear Frank Lipo, executive director of The Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest, talk about Burroughs’ contributions to pop culture and his life in Oak Park. That will be followed by a Tarzan yell contest, with categories for both children and adults. Think you can do a good Tarzan yell? Let’s hear it!

Admission to see “Greystoke” is $5. Tickets can be purchased in advance at classiccinemas.com/tarzan or at the door. The movie is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. after a brief introduction of how Tarzan films have evolved through the years.

08/06/2019

See how we glow at night! In addition to regular museum hours, Oak Park River Forest Museum will be open Wednesday, August 7 from 7 to 8:30pm. See the latest exhibit "Tarzan, Mars, and the Literary Worlds of Oak Park and River Forest." Local artist and Edgar Rice Burroughs collector Greg Phillips will be on hand to answer questions and show off pieces from his collection.
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05/06/2019

Beautiful day for a walk around River Forest and interior tours of six homes.

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