Founded in 1961 by artist and educator Margaret Taylor-Burroughs and others as the Ebony Museum of Negro History and Art, the DuSable is the oldest independent museum in the United States dedicated to African American history and culture. Since 1973 it has occupied a classical-revival former Chicago Park District administration building designed around 1915 by D.H. Burnham and Company, expanded in 1993 by the Harold Washington Wing. Its collection of roughly 13,000 artefacts, artworks, photographs and documents includes Ida B. Wells's desk, Paul Laurence Dunbar's violin, and major holdings of Black Arts Movement and WPA-era artists. The museum is named for Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, the Haitian-born trader of African descent regarded as Chicago's founder.
740 East 56th Place, Chicago, IL 60637, United States
Nearest station: Garfield (CTA Green Line), 55th-56th-57th St (Metra Electric), Cottage Grove (CTA Green Line)
Show on map| Mon | Closed |
| Tue | 10:00–17:00 |
| WedToday | 10:00–17:00 |
| Thu | 10:00–17:00 |
| Fri | 10:00–17:00 |
| Sat | 10:00–17:00 |
| Sun | 10:00–17:00 |
From $14.5
Chicago residents $12.50; seniors 65+ and students $9-$11; children 6-11 $4-$5; under 6 free. Free admission every Wednesday, and year-round for military, first responders, Illinois K-12 students, University of Chicago students and members.
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