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    Member Tour: BREAKTHROUGH

    A person pulls a yellow curtain across a gallery space

    A curator-led tour with Alexander Eisenschmidt

    BREAKTHROUGH: Housing Futures, installation view, 2025, National Public Housing Museum. Photo by Joe Nolasco.

    • National Public Housing Museum, 919 S. Ada Street, Chicago, IL 60607

    • By invitation to our members
    • Register

    Members of the National Public Housing Museum are invited to get a behind-the-scenes look at BREAKTHROUGH: Housing Futures, recently named in Newcity’s Design Top 5 list and as a winter pick by the Chicago Tribune.

    The tour will be led by exhibition organizer Alexander Eisenschmidt of the Housing Futures Initiative.

    Not a member yet? Now is a great time to join the National Public Housing Museum’s engaged community at the intersection of arts, culture, and public policy. Become a member today!

    Support

    Lead support for BREAKTHROUGH and related programming is provided by the Alvin H. Baum Family Fund. Through innovative grants and collaborations, the Fund helps ignite new ideas and promote solutions to ensure healthier, more equitable, and peaceful communities.

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