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740 E. 56th Place, Chicago, IL

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Hours Tues-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun noon-5pm
Transportation Bus: 6 or Metra Electric train to 57th St. and Lake Park Ave., and then a short cab ride
Phone 773/947-0600
Web site www.dusablemuseum.org
Prices Admission $3 adults, $2 students and seniors, $1 children 6-13, free for children 5 and under. Free admission Sun
Closed Closed major holidays

Review of DuSable Museum of African-American History

The DuSable Museum is a repository of the history, art, and artifacts pertaining to the African-American experience and culture. Named for Chicago's first permanent settler, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, a French-Canadian of Haitian descent, it was founded in 1961 in the home of Dr. Margaret Burroughs, an art teacher at the city's DuSable High School. In 1973, as a result of a community-based campaign, the museum took up residence in its present building (a former parks administration facility and police lockup) on the eastern edge of Washington Park. With no major endowment to speak of, the DuSable Museum has managed to accumulate a wide range of artifacts, including an excellent collection of paintings, drawings, and sculpture by African-American and African artists.

In 1993, the DuSable Museum added a 25,000-square-foot wing named in honor of the city's first and only African-American mayor, Harold Washington. The permanent exhibit on Washington contains memorabilia and personal effects, and surveys important episodes in his political career. Other recent exhibits included "Soul Soldiers," an examination of the Vietnam War through the perspective of African-American soldiers who served there. The museum also has a gift shop, a research library, and an extensive program of community-related events, such as a jazz and blues music series, poetry readings, film screenings, and other cultural events, all presented in a 466-seat auditorium. Allow 1 to 2 hours.

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