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DuSable Museum of African - American History

The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, formerly the DuSable Museum of African American History, is a in that is dedicated to the study and conservation of African-American history, culture, and art.
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  • Opening hours: Wednesday—Sunday 11:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Chicago museum of African American history, culture, and art
  • Also known as: “DuSable Black History Museum”, “DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center”, “DuSable Museum of African American History”, “DuSable Museum of African-American History”, and “South Park Commission-Administration Building”
  • Address: 740 East 56th Place, Chicago, IL 60637

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include University of Chicago Medical Center and John Crerar Library.

Hospital
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The , branded as UChicago Medicine, is a nationally ranked academic medical center located in on the . is situated 1,100 feet southeast of DuSable Museum of African - American History.

Library
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The is the academic library for science, technology, and medicine at the . It is part of the University of Chicago Library. is situated 1,300 feet east of DuSable Museum of African - American History.

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The Frederick C. is a historic house museum on the campus in the neighborhood of , Illinois, United States. is situated 3,200 feet east of DuSable Museum of African - American History.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Washington Park and Hyde Park.

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is a community area on the of which includes the 372 acre of the same name, stretching east-west from Cottage Grove Avenue to the Dan Ryan Expressway, and north-south from 51st Street to 63rd.

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is one of 's most famous neighborhoods, most certainly so on the South Side, located along the south lakefront. Having played host to the White City, the University of Chicago, President Obama, the setting for Richard Wright's Native Son, and…

Suburb
is a neighborhood on the of Chicago, Illinois, near the shore of 8.5 miles south of . It is one of the city's 77 municipally recognized community areas, bounded by the lake to the east, 60th Street to the north, King…

DuSable Museum of African - American History

Latitude
41.79187° or 41° 47′ 31″ north
Longitude
-87.60727° or 87° 36′ 26″ west
Elevation
594 feet (181 metres)
Named after
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
Open location code
86HJQ9RV+P3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 33769411
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
4890221
Wiki­data ID
Q3040299
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “DuSable Museum of African - American History”. Photo: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0.