First Division Museum Open House
Part of the Cantigny Park 50th Anniversary Celebration
Wednesday, July 2
10:00 am − 5:00 pm
Free Parking
Explore the museum in our special behind-the-scenes event!
- Tour our collections department and vault. View seldom-seen artifacts.
(Timed tickets will be disbursed for visits through the vault.) - Visit the McCormick Research Center and see rare documents on display.
- Try on military uniforms and equipment.
- Follow our experts on a tank park tour.
- Enjoy living history displays.
Attend the dedication ceremony for our new M1 Abrams tank at 2:00 pm.
- Meet John Long, Commander of an M1 Abrams during
Desert Shield/Desert Storm. - Meet veterans of the 745th Tank Battalion who served in World War II.
- Enjoy cake in the museum lobby after the ceremony.
Participate in more park-wide celebrations.
- Stop the Presses- We’re Making Paper!
11:00 am -3:00 pm at the McCormick Museum south lawn
Free event - Garden Tips & Tastes in the Idea Garden
12:00 pm– Idea Garden
Free event
Celebrate Cantigny Park's 50th Anniversary
July 1-4
Click here for more information.
July 4th - Come to Cantigny Park for:
- Patriotic sounds of the Southwest Community Concert Band.
- Windy City Skydivers
- Free picnic sponsored by Cantigny Park
- 1st Brigade Band
- Living History Lincoln Bicentennial Program
Visit with President Lincoln
and his wife!
