CTPA at the Chicago Brand Museum
Join us for an afternoon at the Chicago Brand Museum on October 8, 2026, from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. Fred Richards, founder and curator will lead us through his passion on how this museum was brought together and how it lives today. The museum features several exciting exhibits including the following:
- Your favorite breakfast cereals
- Soft drinks
- Beer bottles
- Detergents
- Toothpaste from yesteryear
- Any brand you could imagine
- And a tribute to Andy Warhol
Here are the event details:
- Begins at 1:00 pm on Thursday, Octobber 8, 2026.
- Fred will be available to guide us through the museum.
- After the tour concludes, CTPA members are free to explore all of the exhibits found throughout the museum.
- The Chicago Brand Museum is sharing this experience for free with the CTPA, so please consider making a donation or buying something from their gift shop.
The museum is located at 2412 South Michigan Avenue. Find your way to a Green Line stop. Exit at the Cermak McCormick Place stop. walk east to Michigan and then south to 2412 South Michigan Avenue. Any Michigan Avenue bus that goes as far south/north as Cermak is another option. Capacity is limited to the first 30 registrants, and a waitlist will be enabled. If you can no longer attend the event, please cancel your own registration on the calendar tab of the CTPA website or through the WildApricot app. If you have any questions, please reach out to the event's organizer, CTPA member Dave Zino (chicagoman20@comcast.net).
I hope you can join us at the Chicago Brand Museum for this special experience!
