EVICTED ON VIEW January 18-March 10

Visitor Hours:
January 18-March 10
Thursdays-Friday, 12-6 p.m. and Saturdays-Sundays, 12-5 p.m.
National Public Housing Museum Offices
625 N. Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60654
Note: Masks strongly recommended

Join us for a celebratory reception to welcome Evicted to the National Public Housing Museum on Thursday, January 25 from 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. Wine and light refreshments will be served! RSVP today.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/evicted-exhibition-opening-event-tickets-793467642077?aff=oddtdtcreator

Inspired by Matthew Desmond’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, the Evicted exhibition brings visitors into the world of low-income renter eviction. The exhibition challenges visitors to face the enormity of one of 21st-century America’s most devastating problems while providing context for the crisis and a call to action. Thanks to special support from our partner Red Line Service, the exhibition will be staffed by museum educators who bring their cultural expertise and lived experience of houselessness and housing insecurity.

A sense of home and place is an essential human right. The 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) makes multiple references to both the physical and emotional need for belonging and safety, from the right to shelter to free movement and residence. However, for millions in the United States and around the world, access to a safe, reliable, and permanent home remains out of reach. Those displaced by conflict, discrimination, or economic instability are forced to leave their homes and seek safety and opportunity in places they often have never been. Similarly, marginalized communities often see their homes vulnerable to governmental neglect, violence, and environmental degradation.

Evicted will be on view from January 18-March 10, Thursdays-Friday, 12-6 p.m. and Saturdays-Sundays, 12-5 p.m. No reservations or tickets are required, feel free to drop in to see the show at our offices at 625 N. Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60654.

Your support helps us promote housing as a human right. Any donations made for Evicted will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $5,000 by our generous sponsor, btcRE LLC! Double your impact by giving today. Can’t make it in to see the exhibition? You can still make a donation!

This exhibition is a partnership between the National Public Housing Museum, ART WORKS Projects, we all live here, Red Line Service, and the Chicago Housing Justice League. Evicted is supported by a generous grant from the Avangrid Foundation. The exhibition is organized by the National Building Museum, where it was made possible by gifts from Amy Falls, Ford Foundation, and the Wells Fargo Housing Foundation. The Illinois tour is made possible by the Illinois Office to Prevent and End Homelessness and the Supportive Housing Providers Association. Special thanks to btcRE LLC for additional support.

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