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Archive Activation
Podcast

Out of the Archives Podcast Series

Out of the Archives is the National Public Housing Museum’s oral history-based podcast, which centers the voices and experiences of current and former public housing residents from across the country.

 

 

 

 

Zine Series

When the Market Isn’t an Option Zine Series

When the Market Isn’t an Option is our four-part zine series that unpacks U.S. housing history, including redlining, neoliberal housing policies, and community activism.

These histories are interwoven with oral history excerpts that exemplify, public housing residents’ resilience and power.

 

 

A floor plan for the heart
Blog Collage

A floor plan for the heart: 2023 Beauty Turner Academy Mixtape

What comes to mind when asked the question, “What does home mean to you?”?

Written, produced, and edited by Cosmo, jellystone, and Nedra, the first cohort of Beauty Turner Academy Archive & Activate Apprentices (2023), this is a floor plan for the heart.

About Museum Horiz Photo
Installation

Taylor Street Memories Installation

As you walk down Taylor Street, you will meet one of our founders, Commissioner Deverra Beverly, and learn about the changing neighborhood through the stories of past residents. These exhibits are accessible from the outside of the museum, even when the building is closed.

Animal Court Sculpture Garden
Physical Exhibition

Animal Court Exhibition

The Animal Court, an enchanting seven-piece sculpture Animal Court by Edgar Miller, has been lovingly restored and placed in our courtyard. This physical exhibition features an archive activation of residents’ memories of the Animal Court throughout its history.

A black and white photo of a neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago. It includes a large vacant lot in the foreground, a couple of neighborhood stores, and housing in the background.
Virtual Exhibition

Silent Voices Among Us: A Montage of Chicago’s West Side

Silent Voices Among Us is a photojournalistic series taken by Dr. Cranston Knight, a former public housing resident from the Henry Horner Homes in Chicago’s West Side in the Austin and Garfield Park communities (Summer 2020). The photo series documents decades of systemic inequities put into place by unfair housing practices, school closures, healthcare access, and more.

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Other Community-Based Memory Projects

We’re not the only organization working to preserve the histories and present-day stories of public housing! Check out some of the brilliant projects created by or with our partners.


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