Come out to the Oriental Institute Museum for a free pre-Halloween celebration for a “tomb-full” of family fun! Get up close and personal with a real historical mummy, discover ancient painted coffins and a Book of the Dead, and view “Mummies Made in Egypt,” an award-winning children’s film from the Reading Rainbow series. Try on an outfit from King Tut’s closet, take a museum treasure hunt, and enter the “Guess the Mummy Lollipops” contest. Recommended for children ages 5 and up accompanied by an adult.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 — 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM . Free; pre-registration not required.
This program is presented in conjunction with Chicago Book Month, the city’s annual celebration of books and reading in the month of October.
The Oriental Institute
1155 East 58th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
773-702-9514 – General Information
773-702-9520 – Museum Office
About the Oriental Institute Museum
Exhibitions: The newly redesigned museum presents a 40-ton sculpture from Assyria, a 17-foot tall statue of King Tut and much more. See more than 4500 artifacts in the galleries. The temporary exhibit gallery offers two special exhibits annually.
Hours:
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 10 am-6 pm; Wednesdays: 10am -8:30 pm; Sundays, noon- 6:00 pm. Closed Monday and major holidays.
Free Admission: although there is a suggested discretionary donation of $5.00 adults; $2.00 children
Self-guided Audio Tours: Learn more about the Oriental Institute’s exhibitions and collections with a series of self-guided audio tours, available here. Download and experience these image-enhanced audio tours at home, or listen to the tours on Apple iPods that are available in Oriental Institute museum store (FREE for members, $5 for non-members). Audio tours include: Highlights of the Collection, The Ancient Middle East in the Time of Tutankhamun, and A Kid’s Tour of Ancient Egypt, with others under development and available soon.
Education: The Institute also offers a full range of activities for families and adults, from lectures to family-friendly tours, and a free film on the ancient Middle East every Sunday at 2pm. The Suq, Arabic for “market,” stocks a fabulous array of books, jewelry and gifts from and about the Middle East.
The Oriental Institute is a research division of the University of Chicago devoted to the study of the cultures, languages, and history of the ancient Middle East including Egypt, Sudan, Jordan, Israel/Palestine, Turkey, Iraq, Syria, and Iran.
Location:
1155 E. 58th St
Chicago, IL 60637
