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2. DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center - Wikipedia

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   Website. www.dusablemuseum.org. The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, formerly the DuSable Museum of African American History, is a museum in Chicago that is dedicated to the study and conservation of African-American history, culture, and art. It was founded in 1961 by Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, her husband Charles Burroughs ...

3. Washington Park (Chicago park) - Wikipedia

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   Located in the park is the DuSable Museum of African American History. This park was the proposed site of the Olympic Stadium and the Olympic swimming venue for Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Washington Park was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 2004.

4. Jean Baptiste Point du Sable - Wikipedia

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   Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist pwɛ̃ dy sɑbl]; also spelled Point de Sable, Point au Sable, Point Sable, Pointe DuSable, or Pointe du Sable; [n 1] before 1750 [n 2] – August 28, 1818) is regarded as the first permanent non-Native settler of what would later become Chicago, Illinois, and is recognized as the city's founder. [7]

5. List of museums and cultural institutions in Chicago - Wikipedia

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   DuSable Museum of African American History. Haitian American Museum of Chicago. Irish American Heritage Center. Lithuanian Research and Studies Center. National Hellenic Museum. National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame. National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture. Mitchell Museum of the American Indian.

6. Bust of Jean Baptiste Point du Sable - Wikipedia

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   Bronze sculpture. Subject. Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. Location. Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Coordinates. 41°53′21.6″N 87°37′26.5″W  /  41.889333°N 87.624028°W  / 41.889333; -87.624028. A bronze bust of Jean Baptiste Point du Sable by Erik Blome is installed in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois. [1]

7. Chicago Architecture Biennial - Wikipedia

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   In addition to the main site at the Cultural Center, the biennial partnered with the Chicago Community Trust to hold 2017 events at six satellite locations in other parts of Chicago: The Beverly Arts Center, DePaul Art Museum, DuSable Museum of African American History, Hyde Park Art Center, the National Museum of Mexican Art, and the National ...

8. Category : Cultural institutions and organizations in Chicago

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   Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Museum of Contemporary Photography. Category: Organizations based in Chicago.

9. List of museums in Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Chicago Design Museum: Chicago: Cook: Chicago area: Design: Independently owned and operated: Chicago Great Western Railroad Depot Museum: Elizabeth: Jo Daviess: Northern Illinois: Railroad: Operated by the Elizabeth Historical Society, includes N-scale, HO-scale, and G-scale model railroad layouts: Chicago History Museum: Chicago: Cook ...