Tour Offerings:
» Download the Exhibition Schedule for the 2007–2008 School Year at Spertus Museum (.pdf)
Booking a tour:
For reservations and further information about group tours, private events, or accessibility, please contact the Museum Education department at 312.322.1793 or museum@spertus.edu
Spertus Museum is partially supported by a CityArts Program 4 Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, The Mayer & Morris Kaplan Family Foundation, The Orbit Fund, and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
Spertus' new Children's Center and programs for Chicago Public School students and teachers are made possible in part by a generous grant from the Polk Bros. Foundation. Additional support for these programs is provided by the Charles & M.R. Shapiro Foundation, Inc. and the Walter & Caroline Sueske Charitable Trust.
For Teachers
Guided Tours
Docent-led tours are available by appointment during regular museum hours. All tours may be tailored for your group's specific interests.
- Themes include:
- Special Exhibitions that Explore Contemporary Culture
- Encounters with Judaism
- Loss and Remembrance: The Holocaust
- Language and Storytelling
- Bereshit and Origin Stories
- Exploring Jewish Identities
- What has been left: Spertus Museum's Collections
Group tour rates are $40 for groups of up to 25, $75 for groups of up to 50. Tours of the Gray Family Children's Center cost $60 for groups of up to 30 and $100 for groups of up to 60. Call for accommodation of larger groups, tours outside regular hours, and adult tour pricing.
School tours align with the Illinois State Learning Standards, including State English Language Arts Goals 1, 2, 3, and 4, State Social Science Goals 16, 17, and 18, and State Fine Arts Goals 25, 26, and 27.
Third graders from University of Chicago Lab School offer their input on design plans for the new Children’s Center, made possible by Joyce and Avrum Gray and their family.
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