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Welcome to the National Public Housing Museum in Chicago
Welcome to the National Public Housing Museum in Chicago
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Our mission is to preserve, promote, and propel the right of all people to a place where they can live and prosper—a place to call home.
Groundwaves Generations
Join us May 3
An evening of joy and generosity!
Join us April 23
Our historic heart
Experience stories from public housing
Our immersive Historic Apartment Tours transport visitors into the lived experience of residents of the Jane Addams Homes between 1938 and 1975.
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Block Club Chicago
National Public Housing Museum Voted 1 Of America’s Best New Museums
“Storytelling is the driving force behind the National Public Housing Museum…”
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A Place to Call Home
Our biennial gala brings together civic and cultural luminaries, artists, corporate leaders, and the public housing community for an unforgettable evening of joy and generosity.
Join us April 23
Out of the Archives
‘How can we make it livable for all?’
This Out of the Archives podcast episode digs into the environmental ramifications of demolition and redevelopment through stories from public housing resident narrators.
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Music
Songs to help you travel with style
A soundtrack for your visit from Reginald Robinson, a virtuoso ragtime pianist and former resident of the Henry Horner Homes.
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Everyone deserves a place to call home.
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(773) 635-9919
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International Coalition of Sites of Conscience Members
We are members of the
International Coalition of Sites of Conscience
, a network of historic sites that believes that history and memory must inform social change. To foster a more just and humane society, we provide safe spaces to remember and preserve even the most traumatic memories and enable visitors to make connections between the past and related contemporary human rights issues.
We are the ones we have been waiting for.
We believe that everyone must repair and redress the systemic injustices of the past. The museum is committed to creative strategies that build the social and cultural capital of public housing residents, and developing alternative economies that are more equitable.
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