Museum Entry for Sunday Afternoon
12–5 pm
On our Grand Opening Weekend, be among the first to experience the National Public Housing Museum and explore the story of public housing in America. As you explore the Museum, drop by our new program and community spaces to enjoy talks, receptions, workshops, and more.
Community, Cooperation, and Resident Empowerment
Sunday, April 6, 2025
1–2 PM
Connect with members of Corner Store Co-op, Taylor Street Farms, Section 3 businesses, vendors and other local and community partners engaged with our Empowerment Hub programs, which promote solidarity, cooperation, and community wealth-building through initiatives led by, and in partnership with public housing residents and communities.
Black and Indigenous Love & Solidarity Workshop: Kitihawa and Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
Sunday, April 6, 2025
2:30–4 PM
Make a poster, and share your own personal love story (or moment of solidarity) as part of this hands-on workshop led by artist duo, Monica Rickert-Bolter and Joel Rickert. Inspired by Kitihawa and Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, the inter-ethnic couple who helped to establish the first permanent settlement in Zhegagoynak (the land that we now call Chicago), this workshop extends the exhibit Still Here: Histories of Displacement.