American Writers Museum
 Future home of museum | |
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| Established | 2010 (space to be opened in 2017)[1] |
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| Location | 180 N. Michigan Avenue, Second Floor Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Founder | Malcolm E. O’Hagan[2] |
| Director | Nike Whitcomb |
| Website | americanwritersmuseum |
The American Writers Museum is a museum of American Literature and writing scheduled to open in Chicago in 2017.[3][4][5][6][7]
The new museum was inspired by the Dublin Writers Museum.[4]
Planned exhibits
- Writers Hall
- Writing Across America
- American Identity
- Surprise Bookshelf
- Word Waterfall
- Readers Hall
- The Mind of a Writer
- A Writer’s Room
- Featured Works
- Word Play
- Chicago: A City of Writers
- Children’s Gallery
- Changing Exhibits Gallery[8]
External links
References
- ^ Kirch, Claire (Oct 27, 2015). "American Writers Museum Settles in Chicago". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ American Writers Museum Announces Prime Michigan Avenue Space press release. October 27, 2015
- ^ Johnson, Steve (27 October 2015). "New American Writers Museum is slated to open in 2017 on Michigan Avenue". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ a b Parker, Loanne (28 March 2014). "Which Museums Show Real Promise?". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Liebenson, Daonad (21 June 2013). "Fundraising begins for the American Writers Museum". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Russell, Anna (13 June 2013). "American Writers Museum: A Bookish Proposal". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Wallis, David (19 March 2014). "Start-up Success Isn't Enough to Found a Museum". New York Times. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "American Writer's Museum Visitor Experience". October 2015.
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