ILIllinois field entry
Sideshow Gallery
Chicago, IL
A Chicago art gallery and curiosity shop where taxidermy, skulls, antiques, crystals, candles, witchcraft tools, jewelry, books, clothing, art, ritual objects, and classes from tarot to taxidermy converge.
Sideshow Gallery combines a working art gallery with oddities, natural specimens, antiques, occult and ritual goods, jewelry, clothing and a steady calendar of workshops and strange markets.
Field notes
Why it belongs
Art gallery, antique shop, taxidermy cabinet, natural-history store, jewelry boutique, occult bookstore, metaphysical shop, clothing store, workshop space, and event venue.
It doesn't merely sell strange objects; it teaches, exhibits and stages events around them.
Sideshow Gallery on Western Avenue blends retail, art and occult practice into one highly theatrical Chicago storefront. Current merchandise ranges from antiques and taxidermy to skulls, natural specimens, jewelry, crystals, candles, ritual tools, witchcraft supplies, books, clothing and artwork. Classes, markets, pop-ups and exhibitions expand the shop beyond retail, with programming that can move from tarot directly into taxidermy.
Store contents
What you will find
Directory categories
Known for
- Taxidermy
- Natural specimens
- Skulls
- Art
- Antiques
- Witchcraft supplies
- Crystals
- Candles
- Jewelry
- Tarot
- Classes
- Pop-ups and markets
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