American Writers Museum

The American Writers Museum is a museum of American Literature and writing that opened in Chicago in May 2017.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] The museum was designed by Amaze Design of Boston.[10]

American Writers Museum
The museum is located on the second floor of 180 N. Michigan
Established2010 (space opened in 2017)[1]
LocationChicago, Illinois, United States
Coordinates41.885553°N 87.624831°W / 41.885553; -87.624831
TypeCulture
FounderMalcolm E. O'Hagan[2]
PresidentCarey Cranston
Websiteamericanwritersmuseum.org

The American museum was inspired by the Dublin Writers Museum.[5]

Exhibits
  • Writers Hall
  • American Voices
  • 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[11]

Further reading
  • Schuessler, Jennifer (May 8, 2017). "An Everyman Museum to Celebrate American Writers". New York Times.
  • Johnson, Steve (May 9, 2017). "American Writers Museum sneak peek: far-reaching, dramatic". Los Angeles Times. Chicago Tribune.
  • Italie, Hillel (May 17, 2017). "New American Writers Museum lets Prince's lyrics rub elbows with Hemingway's work". Seattle Times. Associated Press.

References
  1. Kirch, Claire (Oct 27, 2015). "American Writers Museum Settles in Chicago". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. American Writers Museum Announces Prime Michigan Avenue Space press release. October 27, 2015
  3. Johnson, Steve. "Writers museum in Chicago sets opening date". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. Johnson, Steve (27 October 2015). "New American Writers Museum is slated to open in 2017 on Michigan Avenue". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  5. Parker, Loanne (28 March 2014). "Which Museums Show Real Promise?". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  6. Liebenson, Daonad (21 June 2013). "Fundraising begins for the American Writers Museum". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  7. Russell, Anna (13 June 2013). "American Writers Museum: A Bookish Proposal". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  8. Wallis, David (19 March 2014). "Start-up Success Isn't Enough to Found a Museum". New York Times. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  9. "Beverly's Cranston named AWM president". beverlyreview.net. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  10. Zaleski, Andrew. "American Writers Museum Set to Open on Chicago's Michigan Avenue -". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  11. "American Writer's Museum Visitor Experience". October 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-06-23.



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