Plan Your Visit
Hours, Admission, and Directions
Photo by Angie McMonigal Photography.
Welcome to the National Public Housing Museum! Our unique space is both a historic house museum and a contemporary civic and cultural center filled with public housing history, memory, music, and art.
Ready to visit?
Get a timed ticket for our Historic Apartments. These guided, immersive tours are the heart of the museum experience, highlighting the voices and public housing stories of families who lived in Chicago’s Jane Addams Homes between 1938 and 1976.
Explore on your own with pay-what-you-can general admission. While the Historic Apartments can only be experienced through a guided tour, the rest of the museum is open for exploration and includes exhibitions and installations that highlight the style, culture, and history of public housing across the United States.
Bring your group or school and engage in conversations that connect housing history to the present. The museum offers flexible group tour and field trip options.
National Public Housing Museum
919 South Ada Street
Chicago, IL 60607
Located on the corner of Taylor
and Ada Streets.
Hours
Regular Hours
| Wednesday–Sunday | 10 am–5 pm |
| Monday–Tuesday | Closed |
Summer Holiday Hours
- Closed Juneteenth (Friday, June 19)
- Closed Independence Day (Saturday, July 4)
Admission
Historic Apartment Tour
Guided Historic Apartment Tours are offered multiple times a day and last approximately 75 minutes. To ensure your spot, we recommend purchasing your timed ticket in advance. A limited number of tickets may also be available at the visitor services desk on the day of your visit.
Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your scheduled tour time to ensure a seamless experience. Be sure to also make some time before or after your tour to explore all of our special exhibits and spaces at your own pace.
| Timed ticket | |
|---|---|
| Adults | $25 |
| Seniors (65+) | $15 |
| Students (18–24) | $15 |
| Youth (11–18) | $15* |
| Members | Free |
Tours are free for members! Become a member of the National Public Housing Museum today to receive priority access and free admission to guided tours of Historic Apartments.
* The Historic Apartment tours are designed to be best enjoyed by visitors ages 11 and up. There are other experiences throughout the Museum for younger visitors, and we plan to offer family-focused tours in the near future.
General Admission
Reservations are not required for general admission, which is offered on a pay-what-you can basis with a suggested museum admission of $10.
Entry includes access to all exhibitions, the Alphawood Sculpture Garden, interactive experiences in the REC Room and Demand the Impossible, and much more.
Group Tours
Our Historic Apartment tours and other experiences are also available for K–12 classrooms and private groups of all ages.
Getting Here & Parking
The new permanent home of the National Public Housing Museum is located at the corner of Taylor and Ada Streets in Chicago’s Near West Side.
National Public Housing Museum
919 South Ada Street
Chicago, IL 60607
Public Transportation
The Museum is accessible via public transportation. The closest CTA train stops are Racine on the Blue Line and Polk on the Pink Line, which are each about a half mile away.
For train to bus connections, both Clinton on the Blue Line and Polk on the Pink Line offer connections to CTA bus route #157 Streeterville/Taylor. Exit the bus at Taylor and Throop.
CTA bus routes #7 Harrison, #12 Roosevelt, and #60 Blue Island/26th also all have stops nearby.
Parking
If traveling by car, there is limited parking located in the National Public Housing Museum’s lot on the north side of our building. A handful of spaces in the lot are designated for residents of the building—please avoid parking in any spot marked with a reserved sign. The lot includes one EV charging station.
Metered street parking is available on Taylor Street.
Bicycle parking is also available at the museum.
Accessibility
The National Public Housing Museum is committed to designing our programming, events, and exhibitions to be as inclusive and accessible as possible for all guests.