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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.

    Our New Space

    Rendering of the exterior of the new museum building, a three-story brick building with orange balconies made from historic-looking brick with “National Public Housing Museum” written on the side. A school bus is parked in front of it and people are walking on the street towards the building.

    Opening in April!

    Our permanent museum home is opening this spring, in the last remaining building of the 1930s WPA-era Jane Addams Homes in Chicago’s Near West Side.

    What’s inside

    What’s Happening at the National Public Housing Museum

    • Podcast

      ‘Beauty is Remembered’: A Mother’s Fight for Public Housing

      Who are the heroes of your neighborhood? In the latest episode of Out of the Archives, we honor the legacy of Ms. Beauty Turner, the namesake of our flagship oral history training programs.
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    • Attend an Event

      Calendar

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      Become a part of our community and join us for one of our free events.
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    • A person with long dark hair holds a camera and leans against a brick wall on the roof of a building. There is an out-of-focus high-rise in the background.

      Programs

      Meet our Artist as Instigator

      Natasha Florentino is a documentary filmmaker, cinematographer, and video producer whose practice involves deep research, community engagement, and a sustained commitment to revealing the power dynamics behind displacement
      Learn more
    • Animal Court Sculpture Garden

      Installations

      Animal Court Sculpture Garden

      Learn more about our installation of Edgar Miller’s beloved sculptures.
      Animal Court
    • Relive events, memories, and more with us.

      Museum Stories

      Relive events, memories, and more with us.

      Get a behind-the-scenes peek into events, archives, and more.
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    Get in Touch

    Everyone deserves a place to call home.

    Contact Us!

    (773) 635-9919

    [email protected]

    International Coalition of Sites of Conscience Members

    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.

    Group B&W historic photo

    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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