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    Alumni Showcase: Beauty Turner Academy

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    The Beauty Turner Academy of Oral History is back for the summer of 2025!

    Want to see how past Beauty Turner Academy graduates have applied their training? Join us virtually as four alumni of the program share and discuss creative projects, memory practices, and capacity-building programs that they have led, bolstered by their time with the Beauty Turner Academy. 

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    If you’re interested in applying for this year’s Beauty Turner Academy cohort, applications are officially OPEN until April 25. This year’s program will be 11 weeks (June 9–August 29), and will include a participant stipend, training workbook, and equipment starter kit. 

    This program is entirely virtual, so interested parties from across the country are welcome to apply.

    Upcoming events

    HOOPcycle Play Session at the MCA

    Lace up your sneakers and join us on May 10 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago for a fun and creative play session with HOOPcycle, the National Public Housing Museum’s mobile interactive art installation!

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    Info Session: Beauty Turner Academy

    Join us to learn more about being a part of the Beauty Turner Academy of Oral History, a paid oral history training program for current and former public housing residents.

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    Graphic with photos of museum and yellow line work reads Grand Opening Weekend, April 4–6, 2025

    Grand Opening Weekend

    We can’t wait to welcome you inside our new home! Join us for a Grand Opening weekend at the National Public Housing Museum.

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