Open House Chicago at the Chicago Fair Trade Museum

The Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) is proud to host Open House Chicago (OHC) on October 19-20, 2024. OHC is a free public festival that offers behind-the-scenes access to architecturally, historically and culturally significant sites throughout Chicago, plus more than 40 events and programs at the sites, including demonstrations, talks and arts performances. Go explore! Learn more here.

OUR SITE: Opened to the public in June 2024, the Chicago Fair Trade Museum is the world’s first museum dedicated to fair trade: an alternative business model which fights poverty and climate change. In this interactive and immersive space, visitors learn about the historical roots of injustice in international trade and business, how fair trade provides a people- and planet-friendly alternative, and Chicago’s important role in the global labor rights movement. Visitors will discover how to build a better world by making thoughtful choices about the products they buy, and will have the chance to shop for one-of-a-kind items in the museum’s fair trade store. The Chicago Fair Trade Museum recently won a 2024 Innovation Award from the Illinois Association of Museums.