Open House Chicago 2025
Opened to the public in June 2024, the Chicago Fair Trade Museum is the world’s first museum dedicated to fair trade —a business model that combats 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 learn how to build a better world by making thoughtful choices about the products they purchase, and will have the opportunity 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.
VISITOR EXPERIENCE:
The museum will be open for a self-guided experience with volunteer greeters in each section to welcome guests and explain the exhibits. Shop for fair trade goods at the newly refurbished store.
From 1–5pm on both Saturday and Sunday, Chicago Fair Trade’s Conscious Closet Club will host a drop-in Fix-It Fashion Clinic. Visitors are invited to bring along any clothing items in need of repair so that our professional mending instructor can provide guidance on how to fix them. Information about the Conscious Closet Club and our ongoing activities will also be available.
