National Museum of Gospel Music
National Museum of Gospel Music
The future of the former site of Pilgrim Baptist Church is bright!
Plans are underway to make the site home of the National Museum of Gospel Music.
The 45,000 square foot museum will feature:
- Multigenerational programming and educational exhibits
- Auditorium seating up to 350 designed for television production
- Exclusive video archives and collection of the Stellar Gospel Music Awards programming
- Listening and research library
Today the landmark limestone walls sit secured and stabilized. Jersey walls were installed to create pedestrian walkways at the request of the GAP Community. Preservationists, the City of Chicago, the Bronzeville community and the religious and gospel music communities are leading the way to create a new international treasure, the National Museum of Gospel Music. A 501 (3) nonprofit organization, the National Museum of Gospel Music will celebrate the impact of gospel music, the lives and legacies of the musicians who create it and preserve its heritage for the future.
Nearby Sites
- Bronzeville Walk of Fame
- Chicago Bee Building
- Curtiss-Wright Aeronautical University Building
- Daniel Hale Williams House
- Eighth Regiment Armory
- Harold Washington Cultural Center
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett House
- Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable Homesite
- Oscar Stanton DePriest House
- Overton Hygienic Building
- Quinn Chapel of the AME Church
- Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ
- South Side Community Art Center
- Unity Hall
- Victory Sculpture
- Wabash Avenue YMCA