Future Climate Souvenirs Presents: A Future Chicago Eco-Tour

2:00pm–3:00pm

Jan 24, 2026

840 N. Michigan Avenue

About the program

Jan 24, 2026

2:00pm–3:00pm

Future Climate Souvenirs Presents: A Future Chicago Eco-Tour

at 840 N. Michigan Avenue

840 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611

Public hours are Thursday–Sunday, 12:00–6:00 p.m. Closed on Saturday, November 22; Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 27; Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25; Friday, December 26; and New Year's Day, Thursday, January 1.

Performances

Take a tour of future eco-tourist sites of Chicago imagined in response to climate predictions.

Using their installation of a kiosk selling souvenirs from future Chicago nature reserves and eco-tourist sites imagined in response to predicted climate change, designers Parsons & Charlesworth invite their audience on a tour of sites such as the Marina City Urban Forest, Millennium Marsh Aquatic Reserve, The Storm-Surge Observatory at Promontory Point and The Invasivores Cafe at Navy Pier. Casting their audience as participants on this fictional tour, Parsons & Charlesworth reveal information about each site and the climate impacts that led to its creation.

Participant

Parsons & Charlesworth

Chicago, United States

Website

Parsons & Charlesworth is an art and design laboratory co-founded by British Canadian artist and designer Jessica Charlesworth and British artist and designer Tim Parsons. Their collaborative worldbuilding projects challenge viewers to reconsider their relationships with technology and ecology, addressing issues including the climate crisis and the future of work. The studio creates visually provocative objects, installations, and digital media that invite viewers into meticulously crafted alternate realities. Their award-winning project Catalog for the Post-Human has appeared internationally in galleries, museums, and festivals such as the Venice Architecture Biennale, Walker Art Center, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, among others. They have received grants including the 2024 Lumen Arts Prize and support from Canada Council for the Arts and the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. Both graduated from London’s Royal College of Art and teach at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. They are members of NEW INC, the New Museum’s mentorship program.