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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.

    Programs

    Kids tumbling on mattresses outside of a high-rise apartment

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    Transformation

    A program series that explores the Plan for Transformation, its impact on the civic life of Chicago, and related policies that are shaping the future of public housing

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    Public Events

    Our public events leverage arts, culture, and storytelling to impact public policy and engage participants in explorations of provocative ideas.

    An altar created for the 2024 memorial birthday celebration of Ms. Beauty Turner. The altar features candles, felt flowers, a printed photo from Ms. Beauty’s blog, a hand-drawn version of the same photo, and other offerings from the NPHM’s Beauty Turner Academy programming.

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    Who is Ms. Beauty Turner? 

    Beauty Turner is the ancestral namesake of the National Public Housing Museum’s Beauty Turner Academy of Oral History Training and Apprenticeship program.

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    The Beauty Turner Academy Workbook

    The Beauty Turner Academy workbook is filled with oral history resources and templates that museum interviewers regularly use. Anyone can get started conducting oral histories with this workbook! The workbook…

    Artist as Instigator Residency text graphic

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    Artist as Instigator

    Since 2019, the National Public Housing Museum’s Artist as Instigator residency program has leveraged arts and culture to make creative public policy interventions around housing and related issues.

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    Oral History Programs

    Harness the power of narrative for
social impact through our Oral History Programs, which center lived experience, and are accessible to people all ages
and backgrounds.