Parent Institution
Site Type
Supervisor Name(s)
Jeremy Bucher
Supervisor Title(s)
Collections & Archives Manager
Supervisor Email(s)
Department Address
333 S Halsted St
Chicago, IL 60661
Chicago, IL 60661
ADA Compliant
Yes
Parking
No
Transportation
The National Hellenic Museum is situated on the northeast corner of N Halsted St and W Van Buren St. The museum is 3 blocks west of Union Station for Metra and Amtrak access and 7 blocks southwest of Ogilvie Transportation Center for additional Metra access. The museum also sits on the 126, 8, and 7 CTA bus lines, in addition to the CTA Blue Line UIC-Halsted station.
Site Description
The Museum was founded as the Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center in 1983. Nine years later, the HMCC opened its first facility on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago. Then, in July 2004, the Museum moved to a new location at 801 West Adams Street in Chicago’s Greektown. In 2009, the Museum re-branded itself the National Hellenic Museum with a new logo incorporating the Greek key design and a new mission statement: “Connecting generations through Greek history, culture, and art.”
The Museum opened in its current location on Halsted Street on December 10, 2011, It is a four-story, 40,000-square-foot building that is home to extensive collections and archives.
The mission of the museum is to share the legacy of Hellenism and to preserve the stories and honor the contributions to the United States of Greek immigrants and Americans of Greek heritage.
The Museum opened in its current location on Halsted Street on December 10, 2011, It is a four-story, 40,000-square-foot building that is home to extensive collections and archives.
The mission of the museum is to share the legacy of Hellenism and to preserve the stories and honor the contributions to the United States of Greek immigrants and Americans of Greek heritage.
Website URL
https://nationalhellenicmuseum.org/