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NATIONAL PUBLIC HOUSING MUSEUM OPENS IN CHICAGO
- The National Public Housing Museum, a former housing project, opens Friday after a $17.5 million transformation.
- Residents conceived the museum about 18 years ago to present a more complete narrative about public housing life.
- The museum features recreated apartments, oral histories, and media illustrating both community joys and racist housing policies.
- Lisa Yun Lee, executive director, quotes, "The biggest artifact in our collection is the building itself."
- Organizers aim to counteract stereotypes and highlight the complete public housing story, including its joys and communities.
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Chicago's Jane Addams Homes tell the story of public housing in a new museum
The National Public Housing Museum opened April 4 in Chicago, with installations and exhibits as well as intimate individual, family, and community stories of living in public housing.
NATIONAL PUBLIC HOUSING MUSEUM OPENS IN CHICAGO
Founded By Public Housing Residents, First Institution in U.S. to Interpret History and Policies of Public Housing Opens Today CHICAGO, April 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Public Housing Museum opened its doors to the public today, marking the culmination of an 18-year journey to complete an expansive adaptive reuse project of the last remaining building of the Jane Addams Homes at 919 S. Ada Street on Chicago's near west side. Founded by…
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Unique Chicago museum showcases the history of public housing through its residents
A one-of-a-kind Chicago museum hopes to change the perception of public housing in America. The National Public Housing Museum is a former public housing complex that underwent a $17.5 million transformation and showcases recreated apartments from three eras.
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