As we move into 2020, more museums than ever before are evolving into sites of social justice. Jane Addams Hull-House Museum has been at the forefront of rethinking and transforming museum practice. This series, presented in partnership with Museum and Exhibition Studies at UIC, explores the creative potential of museums to facilitate social change and champion issues that serve the common good.
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Watch past Museum and Social Justice Programs
Banner image: The Chicago iteration of the Arte Útil Archive, initiated by Tania Bruguera and co-directed by Alistair Hudson, at Jane Addams Hull-House Museum in partnership with the 2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial (JAHHM/Sarah Larson)
Current and Past Exhibitions at Hull-House
Are you a teacher, student or educator who advocates for museums as a tool for learning? Therese Quinn discusses her new volume, About Museums, Culture, and Justice to Explore in Your Classroom (Teachers College Press/2020). Quinn will be in conversation with local museum educators, teachers and activists who are pushing the boundaries of learning, authority and pedagogy. A part of the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum’s series: Museums and Social Justice.