The mission of the Packingtown Museum is to preserve, interpret and present the industrial history and cultural heritage of Chicago’s Union Stock Yard and surrounding neighborhoods.

The Packingtown Museum provides a unique opportunity to connect Chicago’s industrial past to its future and inform contemporary conversations about labor, immigration, food production, …

Since the opening of the Union Stock Yard in 1865, the livestock market and packinghouses attracted a diverse population of workers and others to the neighborhoods surrounding …

This page gives a preview of the Packingtown Museum, including photos on display and in our collection. See a virtual version of the exhibit The People of the Stock Yards here.

The Packingtown Museum is located on the second floor of The Plant, in the Back of the Yards neighborhood of Chicago at 1400 W. 46th St. We are close to transit: 2 blocks from the #9 …

Packingtown Museum Seeks to Tell how Chicago became ‘Hog Butcher for the World’ Chicago Sun-Times, Nov. 2018 “The story of meatpacking in Chicago is a story of American …

2021年10月2日 · This past event was the long-awaited official launch of the Packingtown Museum. The program included brief remarks from Dominic Pacyga, museum curator and …

2024年11月8日 · Join us for a fundraiser for the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council, with programming by the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless and featuring photography by Jeffrey …

2024年10月3日 · Join Dominic Pacyga, historian and curator of the Packingtown Museum, for Stock Yards Trivia Night on Thurs. Oct. 3 from 7-9pm. Plan for a fun evening filled with …

2024年7月12日 · Nicola will be joined by Packingtown Museum curator Dominic Pacyga and Pilsen Community Books. Interested in a behind-the-scenes look inside The Plant? John Edel, …