Blueprints to Our Past Tour
Go back in time to visit the Museum during the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.
Event Essentials
- Ages:
- This event is suitable for Grades 4-8, Grades 9-12, Adults.
- Duration:
- 90 minutes
- Tickets:
- This event requires a ticket for entry.
- Cost:
- $40.00 per person.
$35.00 for Members. (General Admission to the Museum is included.)
Schedule
Select Thursdays: 1 p.m.
Select Sundays: 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
A tour that will take you both in and outside* the Museum as well as back in time to its origins as the Palace of Fine Arts for the 1893 World’s Fair. Using the building’s architecture as the guide, you’ll see a story that spans more than a hundred years, two World’s Fairs, and more than 400,000 square feet of exhibit space. This tour will also include a virtual simulation of the 1893 Fair’s White City, created by Lisa M. Snyder of the Urban Simulation Team at UCLA.
The Blueprints to Our Past Tour will be offered on the following dates in 2009:
Sunday, July 26 at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Sunday, August 16 at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Sunday, September 6 at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Sunday, October 4 at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Sunday, November 8 at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Sunday, December 6 at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Tickets
Tickets for this tour may be purchased online or by calling (773) 684-1414.
Bringing a Group?
Group discounts, additional dates and private VIP tours are available. For more information, contact Group Sales at groupsales(at)msichicago.org.
* Weather permitting.
- Museum Hours
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- Monday – Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Sunday: 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Harry Potter: The Exhibition open evenings
- Open every day except Christmas Day
- Museum Location
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- We offer a wide-range of fun, exclusive Members-only events.
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about the museum
The Museum of Science and Industry opened its doors in 1933 and is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere.