Friends of the NPHM,
We hope this message finds you and yours in good health. The National Public Housing Museum remains committed to creating diverse and engaging exhibitions and programs. However, we believe it is in the best interest of vulnerable populations to temporarily postpone current events and gatherings until we know more due to COVID-19.
There are so many aspects of the virus that we do not yet understand. As such, we must act based on what we currently know to support our community as best we can.
Beginning Friday, March 13 through April 1, the Museum offices will be closed, and public events will be rescheduled. We will continue to work to research and gather stories, develop the Entrepreneurship Hub and Cooperative Museum Store, work to create exhibits based on the extraordinary history of public housing, and plan for an upcoming series of Audio Storytelling Classes and the Oral History Summer School.
Out of the Archives!, the monthly oral history listening series, is still planned for now to take place on Tuesday, April 14. While you wait, you can listen to February's lovely episode, featuring storytellers from across Chicago's public housing, sharing their experiences of innovative entrepreneurship.
Over the coming weeks, we continue to evaluate the situation and notify you with updates as the become available. We encourage you to follow an expanded set of best practices to keep yourself, your loved ones, and those you don't know healthy.
If you have any questions, please leave a message at 773.245.1621 or email us. We will get back to you as soon as possible.
Wishing you all the best,
NPHM Staff