Polish Museum of America
The Polish Museum of America is located in West Town, in what had been the historical Polish Downtown neighborhood of Chicago. It is home to numerous Polish artifacts, artwork, and embroidered folk costumes in its growing collection.Photo: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Also known as: “The Polish Museum of America”
- Address: 984 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60642
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Noble Street College Prep and Holy Trinity Church.
Noble Street College Prep
School
Noble Street College Prep of the Noble Network of Charter Schools, is a Level +1 public four-year charter high school located in the West Town neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. Noble Street College Prep is situated 510 feet west of Polish Museum of America.
Holy Trinity Church
Church
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holy Trinity Church is a historic Catholic church of the Archdiocese of Chicago located at 1118 North Noble Street. It is a prime example of the so-called Polish cathedral style of churches, in both its opulence and grand scale. Holy Trinity Church is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Polish Museum of America.
Frontier
Restaurant
Frontier is a restaurant in West Town, Chicago, Illinois, United States. It adopts a cosy setting and serves finger food as well as novelty food, such as cooked alligator meat. Frontier is run by chef Brian Jupiter and owned by Mark Domitrovich. Frontier is situated 890 feet northwest of Polish Museum of America.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fulton Market District and Cabrini–Green Homes.
Fulton Market District
Neighborhood
Fulton Market District is on the Near West Side of Chicago. In the 19th and 20th centuries, it served meat-packing, warehouse and industrial purposes, but has gentrified in the 21st century with corporate headquarters, tech industry, hotels, bars, restaurants, and retail.
Cabrini–Green Homes
Neighborhood
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
Cabrini–Green Homes are a Chicago Housing Authority public housing project on the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The Frances Cabrini Rowhouses and Extensions were south of Division Street, bordered by Larrabee Street to the west, Orleans Street to the east and Chicago Avenue to the south, with the William Green Homes to the northwest.
Ukrainian Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Adam63, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ukrainian Village is a Chicago neighborhood located on the near west side of Chicago. Its boundaries are Division Street to the north, Grand Avenue to the south, Western Avenue to the west, and Damen Avenue to the east.
Polish Museum of America
- Categories: museum building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.89967° or 41° 53′ 59″ northLongitude
-87.66105° or 87° 39′ 40″ westOpen location code
86HJV8XQ+VHOpenStreetMap ID
node 3652936567OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q3394265
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Polish Museum of America” goes by many names.
- French: “musée polonais d’Amérique”
- French: “Musée polonais d’Amérique”
- Greek: “Πολωνικό Μουσείο της Αμερικής”
- Polish: “Muzeum Polskie w Ameryce”
- Portuguese: “Museu Polonês da América”
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