The Lawndale Pop-Up Spot is a community museum in a shipping container featuring exhibits by and for the North Lawndale community.
Located at Love Blooms Here Plaza, southwest corner of Central Park Ave. & Douglas Blvd. (3601 W. Douglas Blvd.) in Chicago, IL.
Featured in the Chicago Tribune: “Community Oasis: Lawndale Pop-Up Spot puts art, storytelling in the hands of the public” and on WGN Radio’s Lisa Dent show: “Check out the real-world ‘Sesame Street’ pop-up in Lawndale”
Current Exhibitions
Portal to Peace: Chicago to Mexico to Iraq
May 16 - June 8, 2026
On display at Starling by Duo/Monday Coffee, 3243 W. 16th Street, Chicago
Open 7 days a week, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. plus “After Monday,” Wed.-Sat., 4:00 p.m. - close
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 16, 2026, 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
ReLeaf Print
A printmaking exhibition by Jesús Oviedo, Alexandra Antoine, Saul Aguirre, Rayshawn Nowlin, and members of the North Lawndale community.
On display at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, 2430 N. Cannon Drive, Chicago
October 2025 - October 2026
“This pop-up museum helps shine a light on the positivity and good the Lawndale community has to offer.”
— Senator Dick Durbin
