Chicago Architecture Foundation - Chicago Museum

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Directions

In the Santa Fe Building, across from the Art Institute on the northwest corner of Jackson Boulevard at Michigan Avenue.

#116; Departing from the Chicago ArchiCenter; a few tours leave from the John Hancock Center, 875 N. Michigan Ave

Hours

10a-7p M-Sa, 10a-6p Su,Mon-Sat 9:30am-5pm (Closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day)

Miscellaneous

• Admission: Admission to the exhibits at the ArchiCenter is free. -- Monday - Saturday 9:00 am ������ 7:00 pm Sunday 9:30 am ������ 6:00 pm The ArchiCenter is open every day except New Year������s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. CitySpace is closed on Monda
• Collections: Our permanent exhibits at the ArchiCenter are located in our visitor center, called CitySpace. CitySpace includes a scale model of the 16-square-mile downtown area, video interviews with famous architects, architectural artifacts, a timeline of Chicago ar

Other Web Resources

• Read more about Chicago Architecture Foundation on Yahoo! Travel
• www.architecture.org
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