Oriental Institute Museum
| Address: | 1155 E 58th St, Chicago, IL 60637, USA |
| Phone: | +1 773-702-9520 |
| Site: | oi.uchicago.edu |
| Rating: | 4.8 |
| Working: | Closed 10AM–5PM 10AM–8PM 10AM–5PM 10AM–5PM 10AM–5PM 10AM–5PM |
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Petros Koutoupis
This is my favorite museum in the entire Chicago land area. It is a relatively decent size and you can spend half a day viewing all of the historical artifacts and sculptures. The primary focus of this museum and the campus archaeology department is the ancient Near East. So it is super exciting to see things from cultures less commonly shown in more mainstream museums. You will find items from Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Hittite / Luwian, Israelite, Egyptian, Persian, Nubian, etc. cultures. I love this museum so much I consider it a second home and have visited it more times than I can count.
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Ajellic
It is an overall nice museum but the tour couldve been better. We were greeted at the door by a nice hospitable man at the front desk and proceded into the theatre for a short movie. Upon leaving the theatre we met our tour guide. The tour guide is the reason for the low rating i have given. He smelt as if he had smoked a pack of cigarettes before the tour, was poorly dressed, and seemed as if he didnt want to be there in the first place. I would return to the museum again for a self guided tour before i take another guided tour.
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An Age of Heroes
I practically live in this museum. It is possibly my favorite within the entire Midwest region. The museum features collections excavated from the entire Mesopotamian region (Sumer, Assyria, Babylonia), Anatolia (Hittite), Levant (Israel), Egypt, and Persia. It resides on the campus of the University of Chicago and is somewhat of a hidden gem situated in the citys south side. For those interested in the history of the general Near East, then you must visit this institution. You will be amazed at the vast collection of artifacts.
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Dianna Chou
Really nice museum. Free, but donation appreciated ($10) for admission. They have a bunch of artifacts from the Middle Eastern and Egypt area throughout history (no eastern Oriental items). Not a large place, but you can probably spend an hour or 2 there. No backpacks allowed in the exhibit area - theyll hold it for you by the front desk though.
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A Private User
I used to spend hours and hours here as a kid, mesmerized by all the artifacts. Displays have been renovated and are much more sophisticated nowadays, but I still just love getting close to the 16 foot tall human headed bull, an entire wall, still brightly colored, from an ancient city, and other treasures. Really amazing.
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Giscard Khoshaba
The artifacts alone merit a visit to this historical venue. If you enjoy history and want to know the development of mankind throughout the millenniums then this is the museum for you. Me and my wife spent 3 hours reading and looking at artifacts that are 1000s of years old. Simply amazing!
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John Nelson
Visited with my wife last weekend and thought it was an excellent museum. We spent about two hours there which seems rushed even thought it is a relatively small museum. I would suggest planning for 3-4 hours. Not a great museum for little kids in my opinion.
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Paul Sandberg
The museum may be small compared to other institutes in Chicago but the whole museum itself is full of knowledge and history. I loved the Lamassu on display as well as the Assyrian gallery. Everything in the museum is great I highly recommend this museum.
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steve lin
Museum Admission is free! Its an excellent world class museum with unique collections back up by the real archaeological teams in its history. Where else in the world you can find this. Thanks. Visited" Images of an Empire-Persepolis " on 2016-01-03
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Eilon Morav
Huge, mind boggling artefacts from Persia, Assyria, Egypt and more. Not sure why this place is empty of visitors when its amidst the beautiful University of Chicago campus and close to the science and industry museum AND FREE!
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Carbo Kuo
裏面有大量中東文物，尤其是古埃及圖坦卡門法老雕像和波斯波利斯展覽。
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A Private User
This museum has an eclectic selection of artifacts from the ancient Near East. I was very impressed. Its on the campus of the University of Chicago and admission is free. If youre a history buff, youll love it!
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Steven Iles
An excellent little museum...I avoid Chicago like the plague, but if youre going to spend some time there anyway, make SURE you hit this place up if you have any interest in ancient history. Awesome spot!
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anas shebli
My favorite museum in Chicago. Offers many unique historical artifacts ranging from ancient Egypt to late 20th century Islamic dynastys. They offer tour guides as well.
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Erik Nye
Jam packed with artifacts -- wish there was just a little more breathing room. Youd probably need two full days to read all the plaques. Loved the Persepolis exhibit.
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Gina Guarino
Love this museum!! I go at least once a year, love the Egyptian wing, well worth the trip all in itself! And the museum is FREE! Cant get any better than that!
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words0217
Loved the visit, very educational. My granddaughter had a great time also. They took the time out for a tour and let the children do art after the tour.
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Emma M
This place is amazing.............just fabulous. I could live in this building and me at home........what a wonderful place to visit and learn about.
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Shawn Reed
This is a hidden jewel that Until recently I wasnt aware of. An excellent museum with outstanding artifacts and very well displayed.
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Jerry Devlin
Took too many years to travel the 90 miles around the lake to visit. Excellent experience. Now if I could just finish that degree...
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Andrea Wiley
I love this museum! I have taken classes there and cant help but admire its extensive collection from the ancient world.
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Andrew Cohen
My favorite museum in Chicagoland. Totally reasonable size, not crowded, beautiful building, fascinating collection.
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Dane Holmes
Very good if you have any interest in ancient history. They have a great collection that is organized very well.
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Julie Wermers
I will come back ! Too much to see in one visit. So happy, so many things from history have been preserved.
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Rene Rivera
Great museum with amazing artifacts. Also located in a great neighborhood and the university campus.
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Margaret Banasik
Plenty of things to read, very informative, can spend an entire week there going through everything!
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Mateo Matteo
Excellent museum, worth spending several unrushed hours reading the information. Excellent displays
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J. C.
Amazing Egyptian section. This place is underrated. Definitely recommend to visit this museum.
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许 xuningshirley
住在这附近太幸福了
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Kate Alexander Harmer
Great little museum that makes an effort to make family friendly activities.
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Kristen Weasenforth
Very cool museum. Some amazing, large statues inside and its all free!
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Laurens Gorr
The staff is very friendly, the museum is rich of great Egyptian art.
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Chris Carter
Learn about ancient civilizations on one of their free days
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Matt Chasco
How can any history buff NOT love this place? Its amazing!
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G. Young
Must see historical artifacts. Loved the Rosetta Stone!
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Farid Hassani
Great place to educate yourself about human civilization.
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Ty Gotham
Super awesome, great experience, and its free!1
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TIANWEI CHEN
Art treasure for more than 100 years endeavor
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jayson pankin
Indiana Jones was born here
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Herbie H
Definitely worth a trip!
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isabella anthony
Its free and great.
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A Private User
Amazing collection!
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Peng Metee
King Tutankhamun
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Courtney B
Very very nice
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Sasha Chhabra
Excellent gem
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Ellen Purdy
Love it here
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Scott Jakubowski, CM
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