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    Five people pose in front of an animal sculpture at the National Public Housing Museum

    Repurposed for Life

    Regina Carter, head of the non-profit Repurposed for Life, helps redistribute needed goods to public housing residents.

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    Add your photo to Living in the Shade

    A call for public housing residents across the country to send in photos of the outdoor spaces surrounding your home. A select number of photos will be featured in our exhibition Living in the Shade: Open Space and Public Housing (July 23–November 12, 2025) or on our social media.

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    A group poses next to stone animal sculpture as a big red ribbon is cut in half

    Now open!

    Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate the power of place during the grand opening weekend of the National Public Housing Museum

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    ‘Beauty is Remembered’

    This Out of the Archives podcast episode honors the legacy of Ms. Beauty Turner, a mother, journalist, historian, and community activist who lived in Chicago’s Robert Taylor Homes.

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    Book cover for A Raisin in the sun by Lorraine Hansberry

    A Dream Deferred

    This reading list features a diverse range of Black American experiences and reflections on home, social mobility, and dreams deferred.

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    ‘This is Still My Neighborhood’

    In this Out of the Archives podcast episode, personal stories of living in the Jane Addams Homes offer insight on different periods of neighborhood change, redevelopment, and gentrification.

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