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Associated Press: "Unique Chicago museum showcases the history of public housing through its residents"

  • Writer: Team Acacia
    Team Acacia
  • Apr 3
  • 1 min read

By Sophia Tareen

April 3, 2025





CHICAGO (AP) — Set inside a once-dilapidated 1938 building on Chicago’s near West Side, a one-of-a-kind museum hopes to change the perception of public housing in America.


A former federal housing project that underwent a $17.5 million transformation, the National Public Housing Museum opens Friday and showcases recreated apartments from three different eras. It’s the brainchild of public housing residents who wanted to tell a more complete story about their lives, from the joys of living in tight-knit communities to the effects of racist housing policies.



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