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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.

    Teacher Preview and Reception

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

    • Free
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    Teachers—join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the National Public Housing Museum, a new space in Chicago where stories of resilience and community come to life.

    Meet the museum’s team and explore our historic apartments, educational resources, and field trip offerings for the upcoming school year. This is your opportunity to discover how the museum can support your classroom with place-based learning that connects Chicago history, immigration, the history of redlining and other housing policies, and movements for social justice. 

    Whether you’re teaching history, civics, ELA, or social sciences, this event will give you tools and inspiration to make public housing history relevant and powerful for your students.

    Register for the Event

    FREE. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP by August 4 so that we can plan accordingly. 

    Upcoming events

    Still from the film We Grown Now, three kids walking through the grounds of a housing complex

    Project Cinema: Films for Cabrini-Green

    Join us for a free film screening of We Grown Now and other short documentaries about the Cabrini-Green Homes.

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    Groundwaves Generations hosted by MURS

    An all-ages afternoon of hip-hop, community building, and collaboration, hosted by rap icon and innovator MURS

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    Reading Room Office Hours with Larry Turner: The Robert Taylor Homes

    Drop by for a conversation and oral history listening session around the Robert Taylor Homes with former resident Larry Turner.

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