All the Pretty Houses (Exhibition)
An exhibit of antique models and rare books
Wednesday, July 29
10:00am - 6:00pm
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
Main Library
| Mon, Jun 29 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Tue, Jun 30 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Wed, Jul 01 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Thu, Jul 02 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Fri, Jul 03 | Closed |
| (Independence Day (Observed)) | |
| Sat, Jul 04 | Closed |
| (Independence Day) | |
| Sun, Jul 05 | Closed |

