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| Established | 1983 |
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| Location | 333 South Halsted Street Chicago, Illinois 60661 United States |
| Coordinates | 41°52′37″N 87°38′49″W / 41.87687°N 87.64692°W |
| Collection size | ~18,000 Artifacts ~10,000 Archival Items 200 Oral Histories |
| Visitors | 7,000 - 11,000 (Yearly Average) |
| Public transit access | Chicago Blue Line Halsted Street Station |
| Website | National Hellenic Museum |
| Area | 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2) |
The National Hellenic Museum is the second oldest American institution dedicated to displaying and celebrating the cultural contributions of Greeks and Greek-Americans. Formerly known as the Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center, the National Hellenic Museum is located in Chicago’s Greektown, at the corner of Halsted and Van Buren Streets. The National Hellenic Museum has recently undergone a modernization program that cumulated in the museum moving to its current building in December 2011.[1] The official opening of the NHM took place on December 10th, 2011 and proved to be a marked event within the Greek community of Chicago.[2][3]
Created to promote understanding of the rich cultural traditions of ancient and contemporary Greece, as well as a focus on the Greek-American immigrant experience, the National Hellenic Museum has become a fixture in the Greek Community in Chicago.
- ^ Alexa Ganakos, Greektown Chicago: Its History - Its Recipes, 2005, p. 197.
- ^ "National Hellenic Museum debuts with plenty of Greek heritage - Chicago Sun-Times". Archived from the original on 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ "Gazette Chicago » National Hellenic Museum to open". www.gazettechicago.com.