History museums give you a glimpse into a more decent era, when there were no computers and you had to marry your food before you could eat it. Partake in the past with this Groupon.
Choose from Three Options
$20 for a one-year individual membership ($40 value)
- Free admission for one year
- Invitations to special exhibits and events
- 10% discount at the Trading Post museum shop
- Reciprocal membership to Chicago History Museum and the Adler Planetarium and Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
- Entrance to musical performances<p>
$30 for a one-year family membership ($60 value)
- Free admission for two adults and up to four children
- All other perks in the individual membership above<p>
$75 for a one-year DuSable League membership ($150 value)
- All the perks of the family membership above
- A special “DuSable League” gift<p>
DuSable Museum of African American History
Today, millions of people live and thrive among the streets and skyscrapers of Chicago, but at one time the bustling metropolis had only one resident—namely, the city's apocryphal, somewhat legendary founder, Jean Baptist Point DuSable. A Haitian of French and African descent, DuSable was the first of Chicago's great African Americans, a company that includes the city's first black mayor, Harold Washington. In one of the DuSable Museum's standing exhibits, the Thomas Miller mosaics, portraits of DuSable and Washington peer out along with eight of the founding members of the museum—a constellation of lodestars reminding visitors to maintain Chicago's diverse heritage.
While the mosaics incorporate the museum's own story, other exhibits examine African American achievements of all kinds. Red, White, Blue & Black, for instance, examines the contributions of black men and women in the armed forces. In A Slow Walk to Greatness: The Harold Washington Story, visitors explore the nuances of the momentous campaign through memorabilia and more than 150 mayoral artifacts. An animatronic likeness of Mayor Washington himself even steps in to relay stories and first-hand accounts made possible by animatronic robots' ability to travel through time. In addition to the permanent exhibits, the museum also hosts musical performance, film festivals, and book signings that introduce members to more aspects of African American history, including the scholars who continue to uncover it.
Reviews
I love this museum, it is lovely and has wonderful events. There are interactive components like the section on West African music
Oluwatope F., Yelp!, 1/13/13
it always has information feature presentions, steady historical pieces and is always clean and well maintained.
Michael H, TripAdvisor, 4/23/12
Tips
98% of 162 customers recommend
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“Lots of history, beautiful exhibits. Enjoyable for whole family, all age groups”
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“Great place to visit to learn about African Americans in the United States of America and their passage to get here. Thumbs up to the staff, you are the BEST.”
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“Take your time and enjoy the history. I love the Harold Washington Exhibit.”
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