To best protect the health and safety of our community, NVAM is temporarily closed. Learn more.
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UPCOMING AND CURRENT EVENTS
To bridge the gap between the perception and the reality of combat, the National Veterans Art Museum offers a place where all can experience veteran-created art inspired by combat and military service. NVAM provides both a physical and emotional space for veterans and civilians of all ages to come gain a new appreciation for how the split-second decisions made in combat can impact a lifetime. |
Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Black Heart
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Note about Upcoming Public Programs, Events, and Tours
March 13, 2020
To support preventative care efforts to help stop further spread of COVID-19 and ensure the health and safety of our community, we have decided to temporarily close starting March 17 through April 30th. Additional measures and schedule changes will be made as we monitor the impact of the steps taken locally and nationally. Public events, including programs and tours, are canceled through the end of April.
We do not have any known cases of COVID-19 connected to NVAM. Our utmost priority is to minimize the chances that infectious disease could spread among the visitors, staff and volunteers at NVAM and in the community.
Thank you for your continued support of our mission to preserve and exhibit Veteran Art. We look forward to seeing you back at the museum.
Be well,
Brendan Foster
Executive Director
March 13, 2020
To support preventative care efforts to help stop further spread of COVID-19 and ensure the health and safety of our community, we have decided to temporarily close starting March 17 through April 30th. Additional measures and schedule changes will be made as we monitor the impact of the steps taken locally and nationally. Public events, including programs and tours, are canceled through the end of April.
We do not have any known cases of COVID-19 connected to NVAM. Our utmost priority is to minimize the chances that infectious disease could spread among the visitors, staff and volunteers at NVAM and in the community.
Thank you for your continued support of our mission to preserve and exhibit Veteran Art. We look forward to seeing you back at the museum.
Be well,
Brendan Foster
Executive Director
Annual Memorial Day Program 2020 | Ongoing Online
Please note NVAM’s annual Memorial Day Programming is moving ONLINE. In honor of Memorial Day 2020, Monday May 25th, NVAM is collecting names and memories through our WE REMEMBER page from everyone touched by the stories of military service members that have gone before us. This includes active duty service members, veterans, civilians, military families, friends, neighbors, teachers and students. We will also be hosting programing online through NVAM's Facebook. Follow NVAM for more information.
Honeycomb Project: Make Cards for Vets | 2:00-3:30 PM
Sundays - POST-PONED
Join us for special open hours at the National Veterans Art Museum to explore works of art and meet a veteran, providing a unique and personal perspective on the subject of military service experience. Using the exhibitions for inspiration, family volunteers will create art for veterans! Volunteers make handmade block-print cards to bring cheer to veterans receiving treatment and services at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center. This project provides a sense of community support and appreciation for veterans in our Chicago community. Registration required. Registration through the Honeycomb Project website opens the 15th of the prior month. Questions? Contact Sydney at sydney@thehoneycombproject.org
Quilts of Valor Monthly Sew-In | 12:00-4:00 PM
Third Saturdays - POST-PONED
Please join the Quilts of Valor Chicago Chapter for our monthly Sew-in to assemble quilt tops at The National Veterans Art Museum. Feel free to bring your own machines, tools, and sewing projects, but not necessary. Never quilted before? No worries! No sewing experience required to come volunteer and learn about the craft of quilting. Questions? Contact Morgan Holtz at morgalee@gmail.com.
Articles about Quilts of Valor:
VA Blog | Chicago Reader | QOVF.org
Please note NVAM’s annual Memorial Day Programming is moving ONLINE. In honor of Memorial Day 2020, Monday May 25th, NVAM is collecting names and memories through our WE REMEMBER page from everyone touched by the stories of military service members that have gone before us. This includes active duty service members, veterans, civilians, military families, friends, neighbors, teachers and students. We will also be hosting programing online through NVAM's Facebook. Follow NVAM for more information.
Honeycomb Project: Make Cards for Vets | 2:00-3:30 PM
Sundays - POST-PONED
Join us for special open hours at the National Veterans Art Museum to explore works of art and meet a veteran, providing a unique and personal perspective on the subject of military service experience. Using the exhibitions for inspiration, family volunteers will create art for veterans! Volunteers make handmade block-print cards to bring cheer to veterans receiving treatment and services at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center. This project provides a sense of community support and appreciation for veterans in our Chicago community. Registration required. Registration through the Honeycomb Project website opens the 15th of the prior month. Questions? Contact Sydney at sydney@thehoneycombproject.org
Quilts of Valor Monthly Sew-In | 12:00-4:00 PM
Third Saturdays - POST-PONED
Please join the Quilts of Valor Chicago Chapter for our monthly Sew-in to assemble quilt tops at The National Veterans Art Museum. Feel free to bring your own machines, tools, and sewing projects, but not necessary. Never quilted before? No worries! No sewing experience required to come volunteer and learn about the craft of quilting. Questions? Contact Morgan Holtz at morgalee@gmail.com.
Articles about Quilts of Valor:
VA Blog | Chicago Reader | QOVF.org
