MUSEUM MAP FLOOR – FEATURED HIGHLIGHTS – 1 CHICAGO AUTHORED Stop in and see the first-ever crowd- 2 sourced exhibition in a brand new Facing Freedom The Fifth Star Stairs to Challenge Portico café-style space. Explore a collection in America of works by contemporary authors and The Guild Gallery 1 the literary giants of past generations. Robert R. McCormick Naphtali ben Theater Add your voice by writing a postcard Yakov Pritzker 3 The Great Chicago or composing magnetic poetry. Kick Tawani Foundation American Diorama Hall History Wing Adventure back to read a favorite Chicago book. Marshall and Doris Holleb Family Learning Center
Sewell 1 Konen Family Family Chicago Authored Children’s Gallery John and Visitor THE FIFTH STAR CHALLENGE Sensing Chicago Rosemary Center Croghan Discover the meaning of the stars and Staircase Madeline and Jim McMullan & Costume Council The Guild stripes on the city’s flag. Help select Chicago 2 Crown Family Special Exhibition Room a fifth star inspired by highlights from Room Treasures Gallery Chicago’s past! Lunch School Room Group Orientation North & Clark Café Kovler Family Lobby THE GREAT CHICAGO ADVENTURE Museum Store In this exciting all-ages film, Liz and Jules Stiffel Daniel and Ada Rice travel through time with Roger and his Children’s Group Entrance Pavilion 3 babysitter, Jean, to see major events in Chicago’s history. Visit the marquee outside the theater for showtimes.
Elevator Stairwell Emergency Men’s Women’s Family Coat Ticket Exit Restroom Restroom Restroom Check Desk FLOOR Uihlein Portico THE SECRET LIVES OF OBJECTS Want a good story? The artifacts 4 featured here have plenty to tell, from 2 sassy to somber, historic to heartfelt, ridiculous to sublime. Chicago Room Chicago Lincoln’s Chicago Community Trust Gallery Second LINCOLN’S UNDYING WORDS 4 Sanger P. Robinson to None Gallery Discover how Abraham Lincoln’s The Secret Lives Kay Mayer Chase Gallery changing views toward slavery of Objects Abraham Gallery Chicago Jazz 5 transformed America. The exhibition Lincoln My Kind & Blues Skyline Gallery of Town explores this powerful story through Exelon Chicago: Crossroads five key speeches made by Lincoln Wing of America between 1858–65. Bessie William F. O’Connor Green-Field John and Rosemary Foundation Warshawsky Croghan Staircase L Car Orientation Gallery Center The Pritzker Foundation Jo Baskin Minow Vivian Maier’s Chicago KPMG and MAKING MAINBOCHER: Special Exhibition Wing Balcony Gallery Paul and
THE FIRST AMERICAN COUTURIER Mazza McCormick Katherine Snyder Foundation Foundation Community Gallery Benjamin B. Green-Field Chicago-born Mainbocher established Gallery Gallery Gallery City on a fashion house serving royalty, 6 Bank of America Gallery 5 Making Mainbocher: the Make Sweet Home Chicago Hollywood, and the social elite. Lincoln’s Undying The First American Couturier 6 Featuring thirty garments, fashion Words illustrations, and photography, this Elizabeth Morse Genius Gallery exhibition explores the life and legacy City in Crisis of a remarkable man and his journey to become the first American couturier.
FLOOR 3 (not pictured): FLOOR Special pass from Ticket Desk required • Research Center • Carola and Leon Mandel Room | Conference Center – Rosaline Cohn Early Chicago History Study Center • Administrative Offices – Minow Family Microfilm Reading Area – Charles F. Murphy Architectural Study Center 3 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q. Where should I start my visit? Q. Can I visit the Research Center? A. We recommend our film The Great Chicago Adventure, A. Please inquire at the ticket desk. Admission to the or on the 2nd floor in our permanent exhibition, research center is free. Winter hours for the Research Center Chicago: Crossroads of America. are Tuesday–Friday, 1:00–4:30 p.m. and Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. The Research Center will be closed Q. Where do I check my belongings? December 24–January 2 and January 18. A. A free and secure coat check is available for your convenience on the 1st floor near the Ticket Desk. Q. Where are the restrooms? A. On the 1st floor, the restrooms are in the Guild Gallery by Q. Do you have a restaurant and a museum store? The Fifth Star Challenge and also by the Café and Museum A. Yes, the North & Clark Café and the Museum Store are Store. On the 2nd floor, they are in the Sanger P. Robinson on the 1st floor near the entrance of the Museum. The Café is Gallery by Lincoln’s Chicago. open Monday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–3 p.m. and Sunday, 12 noon–4 p.m. The Museum Store is open Monday–Saturday, Q. Where do I get my parking ticket validated? 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. and Sunday, 12 noon–5 p.m. A. Stop by the Ticket Desk to validate parking tickets from the public lot at Clark and LaSalle. The daily rate is $9 with Q. What is the audio tour? Museum admission. A. We have several audio experiences available to enhance your visit to various exhibitions. Please inquire at the Ticket Desk. All audio tours are included with Museum admission.
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