Make yourself at home with this selection of materials from the Bienes Museum of the Modern Book and the African American Research Library and Cultural Center Special Collections.
Every house tells a story. These miniature domiciles, handmade in the 1930s by American artists under President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration (WPA) Museum Extension Project (MEP), were originally created as visual aids for schoolchildren. Each object represents its own special people, culture, and history.
March 3 through August 18, 2026
Location: 2nd floor exhibition vestibule and The Bienes Museum of the Modern Book (6), Main Library.
Curated by Special Collections at the Bienes Museum of the Modern Book
Images: WPA MEP houses, Bienes Museum of the Modern Book
| Mon, Apr 27 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Tue, Apr 28 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Wed, Apr 29 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Thu, Apr 30 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Fri, May 01 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, May 02 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, May 03 | Closed |
