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The Education Department of the Oriental Institute Museum offers guided tours for school and community groups and an archaeological program for schools.

School Groups

All programs align with the new Illinois Common Core State Standards.

Kipper Family Archaeology Discovery Center: A Hands-On Learning Experience
Maximum: 30 student
Program is recommended for middle school students.

Become an archaeologist for a day! Participate in our new hands-on program where children learn the processes of archaeology and explore how new discoveries become exhibits in a museum. This two-hour program includes a tour of the Oriental Institute Museum's galleries and an opportunity for students to excavate in our very own simulated dig site.

Fee: $7.00 per student

One adult chaperone is required for every 10 students. Chaperones are responsible for supervising students at all times.

Download the Pre-Visit Materials for this program in an Adobe Portable Document Format (pdf), compatible with Acrobat Reader 6.0 and above

Artifact Analysis Program + Guided Tour (2 hours)
Maximum: 76 students
Grades 5-8 and 9-12

Students will examine reproduction artifacts from cultures in the ancient Middle East in order to find out what they were used for and by whom. Using methods that archaeologists employ when examining an artifact, the students will attempt to discover what clues the artifacts hold about the ancient cultures that fashioned them. The program will also include a discussion of archaeology and its significance for science, social studies, and our cultural foundations.

This program engages students’ deductive reasoning skills, creative thinking, and literacy abilities. High school students will be additionally challenged to draw together the museum experience and the artifact analysis from a curator’s perspective.

Fee: $5.00 per student
One adult chaperone is required for every 10 students. Chaperones are responsible for supervising students at all times.

School Group Guided Tours

Maximum:120 students

Our school tours are free for groups of 60 or less with a refundable deposit. Larger groups pay a nominal fee.

One adult chaperone is required for every 10 student. Chaperones are responsible for supervising students at all times.

Community Group Guided Tours

Minimum: 10
Maximum: 120

Fees vary based on the size of your group.

Self-Guided Tours

For More Information

Call us at (773) 702-9507 or email us at: oi-education@uchicago.edu.

You can also download our mail-in reservation request form:

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Reservations are booked strictly by mail and must be made at least one month before your desired visit.

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