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Irish American Heritage Center - Fast Facts

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The Irish American Heritage Center is located on the city's northwest side.

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Irish American Heritage Center Overview:

Chicago's Irish community clearly made "no little plans" in 1985 when they renovated this 86,000 square foot building into a cultural center. (It's a former elementary school and junior college.)

The IAHC's roots go back to 1976 when a group of supporters from the Shamrock American Club wanted to create a place for supporting Irish culture.

The massive center now boasts a library, museum, the Fifth Province Irish pub, a 658-seat auditorium, meeting rooms, and more. They offer a robust schedule of classes, performances, and other cultural activities.

The IAHC is open to the public but memberships are available, too.

Irish American Heritage Center Location:

The IAHC is located on the city's northwest side.

4626 N. Knox Avenue
Chicago, IL 60630
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(773)282-7035

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Irish American Heritage Center Hours:

Building Hours

Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Library Hours

Monday, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesday, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Friday, closed.
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sunday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. every second and last Sunday of the month.

Museum Hours

By appointment only.

All hours are subject to change. Please call ahead.

Irish American Heritage Center - Fifth Province Pub Hours:

The Fifth Province Pub was named one of the Best Irish Pubs in Chicago by our contributor and author, Sharon Shea Bossard. The pub is only open on weekends.

Friday from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Saturday from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Food is served from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

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