The museum is the first and only African-American children’s museum in the country. The museum is named after Bronzeville, where African-Americans settled in Chicago after coming from the south. Exhibits are designed for children ages 3 to 9. You may choose from the following tours: Motherland to Chicago, Food Becomes You and African-Americans in the Food Industry, and Tour of Bronzeville Landmarks.
Exhibits change periodically and include hands-on activities. The recent interactive two-part exhibit Food Becomes You and African-Americans in the Food Industry helped kids understand the connections among food, exercise, and health and showed the importance of African-American workers in the food
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