Hull-House Museum Panel to Weigh Historic Preservation

WHAT:
The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum at the University of Illinois at Chicago will host “This is Not My Beautiful House: Historic Preservation and the People’s History,” a panel discussion among national and local experts.

WHEN:
Feb. 10
2 – 5 p.m.

WHERE:
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
800 S. Halsted St.
Residents’ Dining Hall

DETAILS:
How do we prevent historical amnesia? When is historic preservation a force for gentrification and social displacement, and when is it a force for equality? What role should preservation play in fostering a sense of community?

The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, the National Public Housing Museum, and a panel of distinguished thinkers and activists will examine these and other questions of historic preservation and social justice.

Panelists include:

• Lee Bey, executive director, Chicago Central Area Committee; urbanist, photographer and critic specializing in architecture and the role of politics in the built environment
• Roberta Feldman, UIC professor emeritus of architecture; architectural activist and co-author, “The Dignity of Resistance: Women Residents in Chicago Public Housing”
• Mary Means, founder, Main Street program, National Trust for Historic Preservation; leader in community revitalization and heritage development
• Vince Michael (moderator), chair, historic preservation, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; heritage conservationist and cultural sustainability activist
• Estevan Rael-Galvez, vice president, historic sites, National Trust for Historic Preservation; former director of the National Hispanic Cultural Center; historian of American Indian slavery and advocate for the power of place

Admission is free and open to the public. For information or to RSVP, email mplumme@uic.edu or call (312) 413-5354.

This symposium is funded in part by grants from the Graham Foundation and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.