National Veterans Art Museum

Museums and Visual Art
Written By Ronia Holmes

4041 N Milwaukee Ave
312.326.0270 | nvam.org

In 1981, a few Vietnam combat veterans created an artistic and historical collection that would become a timeless, humanistic statement of war on behalf of all veterans for future generations. The exhibit toured the United States and later found a permanent home, with the help of Mayor Richard Daley, in Chicago's South Loop. Today, the National Veterans Art Museum (NVVAM) houses over 1500 works of art, providing a unique viewpoint on war from the perspective of artists who have experienced the creative and spontaneous insight and intuition that comes from witnessing the magnitude of human combat first-hand.

  • Free Admission

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