About Us

About the Irish American Heritage Center

The Irish American Heritage Center’s (IAHC) mission is to cultivate the cultural bonds of the Irish and Irish Americans to Ireland through gatherings and festivals and by promoting cultural programming such as music and theater, literature, and language. We offer group tours by appointment only for our historic building throughout the year. We also provide several public and private classes and events. Our building makes a wonderful venue for weddings, meetings, reunions, film and television recording, and more. To find out more about our rental options and packages, please click here.

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The Fifth Province Pub

The Fifth Province is a traditional Irish pub built from a former school that features live music, Irish fare, and serves as a community gathering place.
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Gift Shop

The Irish American Heritage Center Gift Shop offers Irish sweets, crafts, woolens, and authentic turf, open Tuesday through Saturday.

Library

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Art Gallery

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Museum

The Irish American Heritage Center Library offers 25,000 books, Irish newspaper archives from 1738, and genealogy resources, open Tuesday and Saturday 10am-1pm.
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The Nimble Thimbles

Nimble Thimbles is the Center's quilting group that creates fundraising items, meeting Saturdays and Tuesdays 10am-12pm for members.

Hours & Directions

We are located in a renovated, turn-of-the-20th century building that sprawls over an entire city block at 4626 North Knox Avenue in Chicago.

The Center
Sun
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Fri - Sat
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Mon - Thurs
8:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Office Hours
Sun
Closed
Mon - Fri
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat
Closed
Gift Shop
Sun
Closed
Mon
Closed
Tue - Fri
3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sat
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Pub
Sun - Tue
Closed
Wed - Thurs
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Fri - Sat
6:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Library
The Library is closed.
By appointment only.

Support Our Mission

Your generous support helps us preserve and share the rich traditions of Irish and Irish American culture. Every contribution makes a difference in keeping our community vibrant and thriving.
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4626 N Knox Ave.
Chicago, IL 60630

Phone: 773-282-7035

The Irish American Heritage Center thanks the Government of Ireland's Emigrant Support Programme for their generous support.
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