Marilyn Monroe exhibit through Sept. 21

Assembling the art that documented and celebrated America’s favorite sex symbol and one of the world’s most famous and intriguing women, “Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe” will be on view in the Exhibit Hall and Sidney R. Yates Gallery on the fourth floor of the Chicago Cultural Center through Sept. 21, 2008. Admission to the exhibition and associated programs is free. Gallery talks by Chicago Cultural Center curators will be offered on Thursdays, July 31, Aug. 21 and Sept. 11, each at 12:15 p.m. Also in conjunction with this exhibition, the Marilyn Monroe films How to Marry a Millionaire and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes will be shown respectively on Saturday, July 26, at 2 p.m., and Saturday, Aug. 2, at 2 p.m., in the Chicago Cultural Center’s Claudia Cassidy Theater. Approximately 300 works, including photographs, paintings, works on paper, graphics, videos, sculptures, and objects. Viewing hours are Mondays through Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Fridays, 8p.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 6p.m.; and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Chicago Cultural Center is closed on holidays. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit www.chicagoculturalcenter.org.