Rahul Sharma (Editor)

Bronzeville Children's Museum

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
President
  
Peggy Montes

Phone
  
+1 773-721-9301

Date founded
  
1998

Public transit access
  
Chicago Transit Authority

Bronzeville Children's Museum

Established
  
1998 (current location since 2008)

Location
  
9301 South Stony Island Avenue Chicago, IL 60617 (August 19, 2008–present) 9500 South Western Avenue Evergreen Park, IL 60805 (1998–2008)

Type
  
African American Children's museum

Website
  
www.bronzevillechildrensmuseum.com

Address
  
9301 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60617, USA

Hours
  
Open today · 10AM–2PMSaturday10AM–2PMSundayClosedMonday(Casimir Pulaski Day)ClosedTuesday10AM–2PMWednesday10AM–2PMThursday10AM–2PMFriday10AM–2PM

Similar
  
Balzekas Museum of Lithuania, Mitchell Museum of the Ameri, Chicago Children's Museum, Ukrainian National Museum, Smith Museum of Stained G

Profiles

Bronzeville children s museum on abc news


Bronzeville Children's Museum is a museum in the Calumet Heights community area of the South Side of Chicago. It is the first and only African American children's museum in the United States. Founded in 1998, the museum moved to its current location at 9301 South Stony Island Avenue in the Pill Hill neighborhood in 2008.

Contents

Kwanzaa time bronzeville children s museum


History

In 1998, Peggy Montes founded the museum in Evergreen Park, Illinois at 97th and Western Avenue. A retired Chicago Public Schools teacher, she was motivated to start the museum after attending a museum convention where she visited numerous children's museums. It was formerly located in the Evergreen Plaza on the lower level in a 1,275-square-foot (118.5 m2) space. The relocated museum opened on August 19, 2000 in a space ten times larger and with three times as more exhibits than the prior home. Construction of the new museum location was sponsored by Commonwealth Edison. Jewel-Osco became a sponsor of the museum in 2000.

Mission

The Museum is designed to serve children between the age of 3 and 9. The museum is located away from the Bronzeville, Chicago neighborhood bounded by 26th Street and 51st Street on the north and south, respectively, and Wentworth Avenue and Cottage Grove Avenue. Nonetheless, the museum was named after the neighborhood, which is the neighborhood where African Americans settled in large concentration in Chicago. Although over 100 children's museums serve the youth of America, this is the only one that focuses on African American culture and history.

References

Bronzeville Children's Museum Wikipedia