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1155 East 58th Street
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL 60637
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+1 773 702 9520
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Neighborhood :
Hyde Park/ Kenwood
http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/OI_Museum.html - Tue from 10:00 AM to 06:00 PM,Wed from 10:00 AM to 08:30 PM,Thu to Sat from 10:00 AM to 06:00 PM,Sun from 12:00 PM to 06:00 PM
The Oriental Institute Museum allows you to travel to distant and ancient civilizations without leaving Chicago. Part of the University of Chicago campus in Hyde Park, the Institute Museum features outstanding anthropological and archaeological exhibits about the early human civilizations that developed in the East. Visitors can reflect on man's accomplishments as they examine rare artifacts from historic nations including Turkey, Israel, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Iran and Palestine. Afterwards, browse the "Suq" (Arabic for "market") for Eastern finds and unusual gifts. A free film series showcases the ancient East, at 2p Sundays in Oriental Institute Breasted Hall. Guided group tours and workshops are available. Photography is permitted in the museum and galleries. Photographs can also be ordered from the photographic archives. Admission is free.
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Best class trip I've ever had.
We had been studying ancient Mesopotamia in my history class, and we went to the Oriental Institute Museum for our first class trip. An incred...
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