DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center

E51550
African American museum cultural institution history museum nonprofit organization

The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center is a major cultural institution in Chicago dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and celebrating the history, art, and achievements of people of African descent.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
DuSable Museum 1
DuSable Museum of African American History 1
DuSable Museum of African American History and Education Center 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf African American museum ⓘ
cultural institution ⓘ
history museum ⓘ
nonprofit organization ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dedicatedTo achievements of people of African descent ⓘ
art of people of African descent ⓘ
history of people of African descent ⓘ
focusesOn African American history ⓘ
African diaspora history ⓘ
Black art ⓘ
Chicago Black history ⓘ
civil rights history ⓘ
formerName DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: DuSable Museum of African American History
foundedBy Charles Burroughs ⓘ
Margaret Taylor-Burroughs ⓘ
other Chicago artists and educators ⓘ
hasAlternateName DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center ⓘ
surface form: DuSable Museum

DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center ⓘ
surface form: DuSable Museum of African American History and Education Center
hasCollectionType documents and archives ⓘ
fine art ⓘ
historical artifacts ⓘ
photographs ⓘ
hasExhibitionType permanent exhibitions ⓘ
temporary exhibitions ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.dusablemuseum.org/ ⓘ
inception 1961 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago

Illinois ⓘ
locatedInNeighborhood Washington Park ⓘ
locatedNear University of Chicago ⓘ
Washington Park, Chicago ⓘ
surface form: Washington Park (Chicago park)
locatedOn South Side, Chicago ⓘ
surface form: Southside of Chicago
mission to educate the public about Black history and culture ⓘ
to preserve and interpret the historical experiences and achievements of people of African descent ⓘ
movedToCurrentSite 1970s ⓘ
namedAfter Jean Baptiste Point du Sable ⓘ
offers community events ⓘ
educational programs ⓘ
lectures and public programs ⓘ
school tours ⓘ
originalLocation Burroughs’ home on Chicago’s South Side ⓘ
playsRole celebrating achievements of people of African descent ⓘ
preserving Black cultural heritage in Chicago ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the oldest independent African American museums in the United States ⓘ
sector arts and culture ⓘ
typeOfOrganization independent museum ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hyde Park area → contains → DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center ⓘ
subject surface form: Hyde Park (Chicago)
South Side, Chicago → contains → DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center ⓘ
DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center → formerName → DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: DuSable Museum of African American History
DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center → hasAlternateName → DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center ⓘ
this entity surface form: DuSable Museum
DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center → hasAlternateName → DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center ⓘ
this entity surface form: DuSable Museum of African American History and Education Center
Washington Park, Chicago → hasCulturalInstitution → DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center ⓘ
Hyde Park → hasInstitution → DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center ⓘ