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”
Upcoming Exhibitions
Rest. Stop.
August 3-31, 2026
Open Wednesdays-Fridays 2:00-6:00 p.m. and Saturdays 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Where the Blood Flows
September 2026
An art exhibition on Sickle Cell Anemia
by Terreon Collins
Current Exhibitions - off site
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
