Busy Beaver Button Museum

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Organization Description

The Busy Beaver Button Museum was founded in 2010 and its mission is to show as much of American history as possible through pin-back buttons. Buttons show an intimate view of how people commemorate noteworthy times in their lives by creating and collecting these wearable mementos. The Button Museum houses over 50,000 buttons that range from an original 1789 George Washington pre-button to buttons produced this year.

Health & Safety
Additional requirements and/or considerations
  • Computer Literacy
Address 
3407 W Armitage Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
United States
General Phone 
(773) 645-3359
Website:
https://www.buttonmuseum.org/
Student Contact 
Name
Rachel Esser
Job Title
Museum Manager, Digital Archivist, and Internship Coordinator
Phone
(312) 320-6425
Email
buttonmuseuminternship@gmail.com
Program(s) 
Internship
iSchool Internships
Organization type 
Historical Society/Museum or Library (Nonprofit)
Focus Population(s)
Non-specific/any population
Focus Area(s)
Arts, Culture, and Humanities, Civic Engagement
Hours of operation 

The physical museum is open Monday-Friday from 10am-4pm. The online museum is always accessible.

Maximum students 
5