Chicago Trip Overview
In the heart of downtown Chicago, the American Writers Museum celebrates all genres of writing through interactive exhibits and programming. From Twain to Tupac, there’s a story here for everyone. Discover for yourself and visit today! 180 N. Michigan Avenue. Reopens May 14, 2021. Named Illinois’ Best Attraction by USA Today and One of the 10 Best New Museums in the World by Fodor’s.
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Duration: 1 to 5 hours
Starts: Chicago, United States
Trip Category: Sightseeing Tickets & Passes >> Museum Tickets & Passes
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In the heart of downtown Chicago, the American Writers Museum celebrates all genres of writing through interactive exhibits and programming. From Twain to Tupac, there’s a story here for everyone. Discover for yourself and visit today! 180 N. Michigan Avenue. Reopens May 14, 2021. Named Illinois’ Best Attraction by USA Today and One of the 10 Best New Museums in the World by Fodor’s.
Visit: American Writers Museum, 180 N Michigan Ave 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60601-7401
Visitors will explore the great writers’ hometowns and learn about all of the AWM Affiliate homes in Writers Hall. In A Nation of Writers they will learn about and celebrate authors who are emblematic of a unique American Voice, across history, genre, and mediums, from poets to sportswriters . Galleries such as The Mind of a Writer will de-mystify famed writers’ works and methodologies and invite visitor creativity with games and other immersive offerings. The Wintrust Chicago Gallery will delve into the great writers, literary influencers, characters, and groups that shaped the city’s unique literary tradition. Featured in the Meijer Gallery is the temporary exhibit, My America: Immigrant and Refugee Writers Today explores contemporary writing by immigrants through various themes. The Tools of the Trade exhibit in the Roberta Rubin Writer’s Room focuses on the tools used by famous American writers through history, from Frederick Douglass to Helen Keller to Maya Angelou.
