Chicago Athenaeum

Chicago Athenaeum
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Established1988 (1988)
Location601 S Prospect St, Galena, IL 61036
PresidentChristian Narkiewicz-Laine
CuratorLoannis Karalias

The Chicago Athenaeum is a private museum of architecture and design, based in Galena, Illinois. The museum focuses on the art of design in all areas of the discipline: architecture, industrial and product design, graphics, landscape architecture, and urban planning. Among its goals is to advance public education on how design can positively impact the human environment.[1] The museum awards numerous prizes for architecture and design.

  1. ^ Kummerer, Wendy (November 2, 2000). "Athenaeum Small, Significant". Chicago Tribune.