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The American Writers Museum will reopen to members on July 1 & 2, 2020 and to general visitors on July 3, 2020.
American Writers Museum To Reopen July 3 With Extra Safety Precautions And A Portion Of Ticket Proceeds For The Month To Benefit Young, Black & Lit And Bernie’s Book Bank

American Writers Museum to welcome back visitors July 3 with members-only access July 1-2, and [...]

30
Jun
Ray Bradbury Surprise Bookshelf element with video
American Writers Museum To Receive a National Endowment For The Arts Big Read Grant For Fahrenheit 451 Programming

American Writers Museum to present virtual and in-person activities centered around Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 [...]

17
Jun
A reading of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Frederick Douglass’s Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave Read By Writers, Scholars, Activists, Douglass Descendant

The American Writers Museum is pleased to present a special reading of Frederick Douglass’s groundbreaking [...]

11
Jun
A screenshot of the exhibit My America: Immigrant and Refugee Writers Today showing writer Viet Thanh Nguyen with a quote that reads: "One of the ultimate expressions of our American identity is to be able to do both those things, to be proud of who we are and also to recognize what we have done wrong, and to believe that we should be able to address these flaws, these failures, and make ourselves better."
American Writers Museum Creates Online Exhibit, Includes Teacher Resources and Educational Materials

First-of-its-kind, multimedia exhibit features interviews with immigrant and refugee writers and curriculum material for grades [...]

09
Apr
A classroom of students typing at the typewriters in the Story of the Day exhibit
New app connects teachers, students with unique literary experience.

Debut coincides with opening weekend of exhibit of immigrant and refugee writers and free admission [...]

05
Nov
New exhibit My America opens November 21 at the American Writers Museum
American Writers Museum Celebrates What it Means to be An Immigrant and Refugee in America Today

Interactive exhibit featuring works by more than 30 immigrant and refugee writers opens Nov. 21, [...]

30
Oct
Tools of the Trade exhibit explores writing practice through the ages at the American Writers Musuem
Orson Welles, Maya Angelou, John Lennon, Hugh Hefner Artifacts On Display For First Time In Chicago

Typewriters of well-known American writers debut at American Writers Museum. [...]

03
Jun
American Writers Museum Joins Chicago Public Library To Offer Free Admission For Families

Saturday, June 1, 2019 — For the first time, American Writers Museum is collaborating with the [...]

01
Jun
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