The Lawndale Pop-Up Spot is a community museum in a shipping container featuring exhibitions 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
Where The Blood Flows
September 11-October 31, 2026
An art exhibition on Sickle Cell Disease
by Terreon Collins
Opening Celebration: Friday, September 11, 4:00-7:00 pm
Open Wednesdays-Fridays 2:00-6:00 p.m. and
Saturdays 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Special event: Panel Discussion on Sickle Cell Disease, Saturday, October 17, 4:00 p.m. Followed by screening of BLADE (1998).
Chicago Sukkah Design Festival
September 27 - October 24, 2026
“This pop-up museum helps shine a light on the positivity and good the Lawndale community has to offer.”
— Senator Dick Durbin
