Featuring African American history, and culture exhibits (19th - 20th Century). Specializing in African American Chicago heritage.
Activities: Tours
(Closed on Monday)
$ (Inexpensive); Children Free
In 1961, a diverse group of Chicago artists and educators, including Margaret and Charles Burroughs, set out to correct the apparent institutionalized omission of black history and culture in the education establishment by founding a museum committed to that purpose. The Ebony Museum of Negro History and Art was begun in the former home of south side contractor John Griffin that was converted into the Quincy Club and later served as a boarding home for railroad workers before becoming the Burroughs home.