The Visual History of Polish Chicago – invitation

Dear Friends and Members of the Polish Museum of America, 

I would like to warmly invite you to my upcoming event, “The Visual History of Polish Chicago,” where I will present and discuss the results of more than two years of my work and research in Chicago.

 The evening will take the form of a (hopefully) entertaining “visual essay” – a screening of selected archival materials I have collected, accompanied by my live commentary on the history of American Polonia, Polish Chicago, amateur filmmaking, migration, memory, and the social life of images.

 Please come by, say hello, and spend the evening with a wonderful crowd!

 When & Where
Monday, November 9, 2026, 4:30PM
University of Chicago, Social Sciences Tea Room, Social Science Research Building (SSRB 201), 1126 E. 59th Street, Chicago

Free parking is available along the Midway Plaisance and next to the Logan Center for the Arts

 You can find more information on the Slavic Department’s website:

https://slavic.uchicago.edu/news-events/events/agata-zborowska-visual-history-polish-chicago

more information about the event is also available here:

https://www.not-so-ordinary.us/events/uchicago2026

and on the event’s Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/29121978140748143

 This event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, with the gracious support of the Maria Kuncewicz Fund for the Study of Polish Literature.

 I would be very grateful if you could share the invitation with anyone who might be interested, and of course, please feel free to bring friends along.

 Kind regards,
Agata Zborowska