DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, African American history museum in Hyde Park, Chicago, United States.
The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center is a museum in Hyde Park dedicated to African American history and houses around 13,000 artifacts. The collection spans from slavery-era objects to contemporary art and documents experiences across several centuries.
The museum was founded in 1961 as the Ebony Museum of Negro History and Art and took its current name in 1968 to honor Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Chicago's first non-Indigenous settler. This renaming reflected a shift in how the institution understood its mission.
The museum sits in a neighborhood with deep roots in the African American community and serves as a place where people connect with their own history and identity. The exhibitions show how African Americans in Chicago and beyond lived, worked, and expressed themselves.
The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday and offers free admission with parking available on-site. Visitors should check ahead about current exhibitions or events that might enhance their visit.
The Harold Washington Wing, added in 1993, shows a special connection between Chicago's first African American mayor and the city's art world. In this section, visitors can see how local political leadership and artistic expression are woven together.
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