Category Archives: News

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
Two guests and a staff member admiring a typewriter at the American Writers Museum Annual Benefit in Chicago
Inaugural OnWord 2019 Benefit Dinner Celebrates Writers, Raises $500,000 For American Writers Museum Education Programs

The inaugural event highlighted the American Writers Museum as a unique cultural landmark in Chicago, [...]

10
Apr
American Writers Museum logo
American Writers Museum Wins $40K Grant From National Endowment for the Humanities

The Museum received $40,000 from the NEH, which also bestowed grants to two other Chicago [...]

05
Apr
Frederick Douglass portrait collage at the American Writers Museum
Exhibit Honoring Frederick Douglass Extended, Free Admission for Middle & High School Write In Field Trips

Wednesday, January 30, 2019 — American Writers Museum is pleased to announce its special exhibit Frederick Douglass AGITATOR has [...]

30
Jan