Curator Veronica Robinson stands next to a painting entitled "Vase of Flowers" at the Swedish American Museum in Andersonville. She explains the new exhibit of Bonader, folk art wall paintings created between 1782 and 1850 during long, dark Nordic winters. The paintings were donated to the museum from the Art Institute. Photographed on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

Curator Veronica Robinson stands next to a painting entitled "Vase of Flowers" at the Swedish American Museum in Andersonville. She explains the new exhibit of Bonader, folk art wall paintings created between 1782 and 1850 during long, dark Nordic winters. The paintings were donated to the museum from the Art Institute. Photographed on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

A painting entitled "Vase of Flowers" can be seen at the Swedish American Museum in Andersonville. The new exhibit of Bonader, folk art wall paintings created between 1782 and 1850 during long, dark Nordic winters, was donated to the museum from the Art Institute. Photographed on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

At the Swedish American Museum in Andersonville, there's a new exhibit of Bonader, folk art wall paintings created between 1782 and 1850 during long, dark Nordic winters. The paintings were donated to the museum from the Art Institute. Photographed on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

A painting entitled "Marriage at Cana in Galilee" can be seen at the Swedish American Museum in Andersonville. The new exhibit of Bonader, folk art wall paintings created between 1782 and 1850 during long, dark Nordic winters, was donated to the museum from the Art Institute. Photographed on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

A painting entitled "The Wedding Party in Mora" can be seen at the Swedish American Museum in Andersonville. The new exhibit of Bonader, folk art wall paintings created between 1782 and 1850 during long, dark Nordic winters, was donated to the museum from the Art Institute. Photographed on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

A painting entitled "Peasant Wedding Dance" can be seen at the Swedish American Museum in Andersonville. The new exhibit of Bonader, folk art wall paintings created between 1782 and 1850 during long, dark Nordic winters, was donated to the museum from the Art Institute. Photographed on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

A painting entitled "The Captives Appear before Ezekiel" can be seen at the Swedish American Museum in Andersonville. The new exhibit of Bonader, folk art wall paintings created between 1782 and 1850 during long, dark Nordic winters, was donated to the museum from the Art Institute. Photographed on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

A painting entitled "The Captives Appear before Ezekiel" can be seen at the Swedish American Museum in Andersonville. The new exhibit of Bonader, folk art wall paintings created between 1782 and 1850 during long, dark Nordic winters, was donated to the museum from the Art Institute. Photographed on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

At the Swedish American Museum in Andersonville, there's a new exhibit of Bonader, folk art wall paintings created between 1782 and 1850 during long, dark Nordic winters. The paintings were donated to the museum from the Art Institute. Photographed on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

Austin Monroe, 16 months, and his sister Charlotte Monroe, 7, son and daughter of Venus Cramer, visit the Swedish American Museum in Andersonville where there is a children's play area. Photographed on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

Scott Cramer and his nephew Austin Monroe, 16 months, visit the Swedish American Museum in Andersonville where there is a children's play area. Photographed on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

Scott Cramer and his nephew Austin Monroe, 16 months, visit the Swedish American Museum in Andersonville where there is a children's play area. Photographed on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

Austin Monroe, 16 months, son of Venus Cramer, visits the Swedish American Museum in Andersonville where there is a children's play area. Photographed on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

Charlotte Monroe, 7, daughter of Venus Cramer, visits the Swedish American Museum in Andersonville where there is a children's play area. Photographed on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

Charlotte Monroe, 7, daughter of Venus Cramer, visits the Swedish American Museum in Andersonville where there is a children's play area. Photographed on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

Ernst Guerrier, the artist behind the inaugural exhibit of the Haitian American Museum of Chicago which opened in the summer of 2012, shows a visitor around on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

An oil painting by Ernst Guerrier is entitled "Garden of Joy." He is the artist behind the inaugural exhibit of the Haitian American Museum of Chicago which opened in the summer of 2012. He shows a visitor around on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

An oil painting by Ernst Guerrier is entitled "Walking Through the Valley." He is the artist behind the inaugural exhibit of the Haitian American Museum of Chicago which opened in the summer of 2012. He shows a visitor around on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

Haitian musical instruments and a woven stool are on display as Ernst Guerrier, the artist behind the inaugural exhibit of the Haitian American Museum of Chicago which opened in the summer of 2012, shows a visitor around on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

A pipe is on display as Ernst Guerrier, the artist behind the inaugural exhibit of the Haitian American Museum of Chicago which opened in the summer of 2012, shows a visitor around on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

Ernst Guerrier, the artist behind the inaugural exhibit of the Haitian American Museum of Chicago which opened in the summer of 2012, shows a visitor around on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

Ernst Guerrier, the artist behind the inaugural exhibit of the Haitian American Museum of Chicago which opened in the summer of 2012, shows a visitor around on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

Ernst Guerrier, the artist behind the inaugural exhibit of the Haitian American Museum of Chicago which opened in the summer of 2012, shows a visitor around on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

A wall hanging of all Haitian presidents is on display as Ernst Guerrier, the artist behind the inaugural exhibit of the Haitian American Museum of Chicago which opened in the summer of 2012, shows a visitor around on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

Ernst Guerrier, the artist behind the inaugural exhibit of the Haitian American Museum of Chicago which opened in the summer of 2012, shows a visitor around on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

An oil painting by Ernst Guerrier is entitled "Love in her Mind." He is the artist behind the inaugural exhibit of the Haitian American Museum of Chicago which opened in the summer of 2012. He shows a visitor around on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times

Ernst Guerrier, the artist behind the inaugural exhibit of the Haitian American Museum of Chicago which opened in the summer of 2012, shows a visitor around on Thursday, December 27, 2012. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times