Welcome to Our New Director, Liesl Olson!

On March 1st, Liesl Olson joined the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum as its new Director! A writer, cultural historian, literary scholar, and social justice advocate, Olson has spent her first weeks at the museum engaging with staff, community partners, UIC faculty, and students. She is thrilled to lead the museum into its next era! 

Olson was recently featured on WBEZ:

LISTEN HERE 

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OLSON 

Upcoming at JAHHM in Spring 2023

Public Tours Starting April 28th

JAHHM will be offering our public tours starting the last Friday of this month! These will be FREE weekly tours on the history of the Hull-House settlement, offered every Friday at 2 pm. Each tour will be led by an expert Museum Educator and will last approximately 45 minutes.

Reserve your spot on one of our public tours below!

HULL-HOUSE PUBLIC TOURS 

Spring 2023 Programs and Partnerships

Jane Addams Peace Association Children’s Book Awards

Jane Addams Hull-House Museum has partnered with Jane Addams Peace Association and the Chicago Public Libraries for the second year in a row to present the Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards at Harold Washington Library Center on Tuesday, April 25th at 10-11 am. In a moment when books are being banned, Hull-House is supporting stories that champion social justice learning for young children.  

Since 1953, the Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards annually “recognizes children’s books of literary and aesthetic excellence that effectively engage children in thinking about peace, social justice, global community, and equity for all people.”

To learn more about the Jane Addams Peace Association and this year’s awardees click the link below. RSVP information for the book awards is coming soon! 

2023 JANE ADDAMS CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS 

Chicago Architecture Center’s Girls Build! Summer Camps

For the second summer in a row, the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum is partnering with the Chicago Architecture Center to host Girls Build!

Girls Build! at Hull-House inspires girls and female-identifying youth to explore how the built environment affects social justice at one of Chicago's most historic social justice locations.

Girls Build is a unique experiential program for girls ages 12-15. This program is particularly focused on providing participants with access to gender affirming learning that engages with young women who were, and still are, crucial in shaping the science, technology, engineering, architecture, and construction (STEAM) fields.

REGISTER FOR THE 2023 GIRLS BUILD! PROGRAM