The National Public Housing Museum, which opened this month in Chicago, is fighting a heroic battle against misinformation, amnesia and bad history, and for some reason it is the quotidian objects ...

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 ...

Though the museum will take shape in the 9th Ward, Englewood’s 16th Ward Alderman Stephanie D. Coleman, chairwoman of the Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus, hosted its dedication ceremony.

A new exhibit at the museum, “Act Well Your Part,” documents the institution's pivotal role in developing Chicago's community ...

The museum is gearing up to expand its reach with more visitors expected to the area after the opening of the Obama Presidential Center next year.

(AP Photo/Erin Hooley) Kitchen items are part of the Turovitz Family Apartment exhibit at the National Public Housing Museum, Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley ...

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 ...