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Teacher Preview and Reception

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

  • Free

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.

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


Upcoming events

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orange background with a purple paper picador banner with decorative edges and house cutouts at each corner. in the center is the word HOME spelled out in smaller paper picador banners.

Dia De Muertos/Day of the Dead

Join us for this participatory cultural event as we collectively remember and honor our loved ones.

orange background with a purple paper picador banner with decorative edges and house cutouts at each corner. in the center is the word HOME spelled out in smaller paper picador banners.

Dia De Muertos/Day of the Dead

Join us for this participatory cultural event as we collectively remember and honor our loved ones.