
Living in the Shade
Explore the role of open space—large lawns and tenant gardens, paved paths and play spaces, shady seating areas and public art—in creating more livable, healthy, and thriving communities.
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Photo by Peter Sekaer, 1938–40, Library of Congress.
Alphawood Foundation Sculpture Garden
“The biggest one was always home base. I’ve always thought about what it meant to go around through the animal kingdom, and then come back and touch home base. It was a metaphor for how that project development felt like: home.”
—Rev. Marshall Hatch Sr., Jane Addams Homes, 1962–1974
Experience the enchanting seven-piece sculpture Animal Court by Edgar Miller, which has been lovingly restored and placed in our courtyard. The sculpture garden is free and open to the public during museum hours.
These playful animals were an important social hub at the Jane Addams Homes and continue that legacy today, at the museum. Come enjoy a brew from the Corner Store Co-op coffee cart, take your lunch break among the animals or participate in one of our community programs.
Listen to residents tell their poignant memories of the Animal Court throughout its history.
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Lead support for the Animal Court was provided by the Alphawood Foundation and Denis and Martha Pierce, with additional support from the Terra Foundation for American Art and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Explore the role of open space—large lawns and tenant gardens, paved paths and play spaces, shady seating areas and public art—in creating more livable, healthy, and thriving communities.
Three recreated apartments at the heart of the National Public Housing Museum showcase the stories of diverse families who lived in the Jane Addams Homes.
Conceptualized by artist Marisa Morán Jahn and architect Rafi Segal, the mobile art installation HOOPcycle offers a reimagined sports experience that challenges norms and unites communities through play.