Cultural Museums in Chicago.

Reflection paper summarizing and synthesizing ones own insights and thoughts.

In your paper, please answer the following questions:
1. Describe where you went and what cultural artifacts you observed.
2. What have I learned from a cultural perspective?
3. What surprised me or was new to me?
4. Has my belief(s) changed about that culture as a result of attending the chosen Cultural Event?
5. What will I do with my new learning?
6. What additional questions do I have?

Here is a list of some Cultural Museums in Chicago. Please feel free to visit other museums that you may be aware of:

Outside Cultural Visit Paper
 Please call these museums before you visit to double-check their hours. Many of the smaller museums have limited hours & hours change seasonally.

Hellenic Museum & Cultural Center (Greek heritage)
801 W Adams St # 400
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 655-1234

Balzekas Museum Of Lithuanian Culture
6500 S Pulaski Rd
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 582-6500

Ukrainian National Museum
2249 W Superior
Chicago, IL 60612
(312) 421-8020

Czechoslovak Heritage Museum
122 W. 22nd St.
Oak Brook, IL
(630)472-0500

DuSable Museum of African American History
740 E. 56th Place
Chicago, IL 60637-1408
(773) 947-0600

Polish Museum of America
984 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622-4101
(773) 384-3352

Swedish American Museum Center
5211 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60640-2101
(773) 728-8111
Museum Of Mexican Culture
(This is a person’s home, call ahead and it may cost you $10-25)
3050 W Cermak Rd
Chicago, IL
(773) 521-4750

Mexican Fine Arts Center
(mostly art work, talk with a docent about the cultural aspects of Mexican art & history)
1852 W 19th St
Chicago, IL
(312) 738-1503

Spertus Museum (Jewish History)
618 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL
(312) 922-9012

Dankhaus German Cultural Center
4740 North Western Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
phone 773.561.9181
fax 773.561.9207
www.dankhaus.com

Peace Museum
(Explores the impact of war and peace through the arts; Exhibits focus on individual peacemakers and artists, the horrors of war, Central America, domestic violence, human rights, prisons, and women’s leadership)
100 N Central Park Ave
Chicago, IL 60624
(312) 493-6806
www.peacemuseum.org

The Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois
*They are building a new facility but they are currently located at:
4255 Main Street
Skokie, IL 60076

Museum Hours:
Monday – Thursday 9 am – 4:30 pm, Friday 9 am – 3 pm, Sunday Noon – 4 pm
Due to frequently scheduled school field trips, they recommend calling ahead: 847.677.4640

Field Museum
(focus on only one culture, if you pick Egyptian culture, discuss the culture not just the mummification process)
1400 S. Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL
(312) 922-9410

Chicago Cultural Center
(please focus on a cultural event and not architecture, you must check ahead to make sure there is an appropriate culture exhibit – many times there is not.)
78 E Washington St
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 744-2400

You May also attend a cultural event that you have never experience before:
o Funerals (Buddhist, Catholic, Atheist, etc.)
o Weddings (Muslim, Indian, Japanese, African, etc)
o Islamic Temple
o Bahai Temple
o Soak Gakkai International Buddhist Community Center