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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.

    Tours

    Timed tours are offered to visitors daily. Join one of our talented educators and step into the historic heart of the National Public Housing Museum.

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    Guided Tours

    • A restored 1930s apartment kitchen
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      Historic Apartments Tour

      Experience the texture of public housing throughout time by visiting three recreated historic apartments showcasing different families’ experiences at different moments in public housing history between 1938 and 1975. The intimate individual, family and community stories become the lens to understand large national public housing policies and their impact.
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    • People looking at a museum exhibit
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      Welcome to the Museum Tour

      Join us for a unique journey through the rich and complex history of public housing in America. This museum is dedicated to preserving, sharing, and celebrating the stories of the millions of people who have lived in public housing, highlighting their resilience, struggles, and triumphs.
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    Museum visitors looking at a case of everyday objects
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    Group Tours

    From guided interactive tours of our Historic Apartments to educational field trips to engaging self-guided outings, explore history, personal stories, art, policy, and culture at the National Public Housing Museum.

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    Self-Guided Walking Tours

    • Self-Guided

      Fire, Fire, Gentrifier Walking Tour

      Through photos, oral history, music, and dance, the National Public Housing Museum and Blu Rhythm Collective are proud to present Stories from the Redline: Fire Fire Gentrifier, a self-guided tour of a people’s history of Lincoln Park. This tour excavates the hidden and repressed history of urban renewal, and explores the struggles of the Young Lords to organize, raise political awareness, and resist gentrification.
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    • A yellow sign in front of a house that says “This Home, At 6823 S. Aberdeen was legally stolen from Black couple Mr. & Mrs. James and Lula Malone on October 30, 1963 in a widespread land sale contract scam. This crime was never brought to justice. Reparations are due.
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      Inequity for Sale Walking Tour

      A self-guided walking tour in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood sharing the history of land sale contracts and displacement through the lens of artist and activist Tonika Lewis Johnson’s Inequity for Sale landmarker project.
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    • A glass brick and brass plaque embedded in concrete
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      The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project

      Embedded on the Taylor Street sidewalk outside of the National Public Housing Museum, a glass marker commemorates Joseph Lovings, who was killed during the Chicago Race Riot of 1919. This memorial is part of the wider Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project, which installed 38 markers across the city and created resources for visitors to learn more about the history of Chicago’s neighborhoods and the individuals who lost their lives to the violence of Chicago’s Red Summer.
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