Online
Directory of Selected Museums in the North Shore Area
(as published in NorthShore Woman Newspaper™)
Choose
an area of interest or scroll down to see entire list:
Charles
Gates Dawes House Museum
Chicago
Botanic Gardens
Evanston
Art Center
Frances
E. Willard House
Holocaust
Memorial Foundation
Kohl
Children's Museum
Mary
and Leigh Block Museum of Art
Highland
Park Historical Society
Charles
Gates Dawes House Museum
The
Dawes House, a magnificent Chateauesque mansion overlooking
Lake Michigan, was the home of the former United States
Vice President under Calvin Coolidge, and Nobel Peace prize
winner, Charles Gates Dawes. Beautifully restored to the
1920s era, the architecturally significant home features
an antique collection that reflects the world travels of
Dawes. Dawes House is also home to the Evanston Historical
Society, an excellent location for genealogy research for
anyone with roots on Chicago's North Shore. The House is
a National Historic Landmark.
Hours
of Operation: Guided tours are available
Thursday - Sunday, 1 - 5PM
Admission Fee:
Adults- $5; Senior Citizens- $3; Children, ages 6 to 18-
$3;
Children under 6- free; Members- free
Frank
B. Foster Research Room:
Thursday through Saturday, closed major holidays
2PM to 5PM
Admission
Fee:
Daily use- $5; Evanston students under 18 with ID- free;
Members- free
Group Tours:
Please call (847) 475-3410 for groups larger
than 8 people.
Charles
Gates Dawes House Museum
847-475-3410
225 Greenwood St.
Evanston, IL 60201
www.evanstonhistorical.org
Chicago
Botanic Gardens
The
Chicago Botanic Garden offers 385 acres of beautifully-designed
gardens, waterways, woodlands and prairies for every season
throughout the year. The 23 garden areas are highlighted
by the the serene Japanese Garden, the colorful Rose Garden
and newly introduced Evening Island
In
addition to the gardens, the festivals, tram rides, guided
tours and special exhibitions make a trip to the Botanic
Gardens a highlight of a visit to the North Shore!
Fees:
Admission is free; parking fee
Hours
of Operation: 8:00 am-sunset
Chicago
Botanic Gardens
847-835-5440
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, IL 60022
www.chicagobotanic.org
Evanston Art Center
For
over 68 years, the Evanston Art Center has enriched Evanston,
Chicago, and surrounding communities through programs of
art education, appreciation, creation, and exhibition of
contemporary visual arts. A non-profit organization, the
Evanston Art Center is one of the largest community art
centers in Illinois and offers an exemplary, comprehensive
visual arts program. The Art Center offers over 100 classes
and workshops in contemporary visual arts for adults and
children, and showcases changing exhibitions of contemporary
art by emerging and established artists of the Midwest.
Hours
of Operation: Office Open: Mon - Fri 9 AM-5 PM
Galleries Open:
Mon 2 PM - 5 PM
Tues - Sat 10 AM-4 PM
Mon - Thurs evenings 7 PM-10 PM
[Galleries closed the 4th Thurs evening of the month]
Evanston
Art Center
(847) 475-5300
2603 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60201
www.evanstonartcenter.org
Frances
E. Willard House
Frances Willard was a founding member of the Women Christian
Temperance Union and a leading suffragette. Her home features
an array of artifacts from the crusade for Prohibition and
her worldwide travels, including anti-alcohol petitions
signed by 8 million people around the world, a Dictaphone
given to Willard by Thomas Edison and a bicycle Willard
learned to ride at the age of 53. The Victorian Gothic house
was built in 1878 using vertical batten and board construction.
The House was designated a national Landmark in 1965.
Fees:
$5.00 a person $20 minimum for groups by advance reservations
Hours
of Operation: Open the first Sunday of each month
or by appointment for small groups. The house is closed
in January and February. Calling ahead is recommended.
Frances
E. Willard House
847-328-7500
1730 Chicago Ave.
Evanston, IL 60201
Holocaust
Memorial Foundation
Founded
in 1981, the Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois is
dedicated to preserving, recording and teaching the history
of the Holocaust. The Foundation operates year-round as
a full service educational outreach facility and field trip
destination for students, teachers and the community at
large. Programs and services include a Library & Resource
Center; a Museum housing historical exhibits, memorabilia
and artifacts; Speakers Bureau comprised of Holocaust Survivors
and Liberators; a video archive and monthly community programs.
Hours
of Operation: Monday through Thursday:
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Friday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Fees: Free. Group reservations are suggested.
Holocaust
Memorial Foundation
(847) 677-4640
4255 Main Street
Skokie, IL 60076
www.skokienet.org/hmemori1
Kohl
Children's Museum
Open
your imagination at KCM! Children ages 0-8 can touch and
explore exhibits in addition to participating in planned
daily activities. The exhibits encourage the building of
strong social skills by creating situations which require
children to help each other and work as a team. At the Kohl
Children's Museum, play is a child's work and through play,
children learn about themselves as well as the world around
them.
Activities
Hotline: 847-251-7781
Hours
of Operation: 9 am - 5 pm, Tuesday through Saturday;
9 am to noon, Monday; Noon to 5 pm, Sunday.
Fees:
Admission is $5 for adults and children over 1 and $4 for
senior citizens.
Kohl
Children's Museum
847-256-6056
165 Green Bay Road
Wilmette, IL 60091
www.kohlchildrensmuseum.org
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art
Northwestern
University's Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art is the
largest fine arts museum between Chicago and Milwaukee.
The Block provides a unique forum for the exhibition and
study of the visual arts and the presentation of new ideas
and research in a multidisciplinary environment.
The
Block provides a cutting-edge technological and professional
environment for access to new ideas,artwork and research.
The main exhibition areas, which will be wired for digital
access and transmission will provide technologically flexible
spaces and encourge innovative multidisciplinary projects.
The
Block's permanent collection has grown to nearly 4,000 works
of art and includes primarily prints, drawings, twentith
century photographs and architectural renderings. The collection
features Renaissance and baroque drawings and prints by
Rembrandt, Durer, and other key artists of these periods;
English engravings by Hogarth and his contemporaries; and
modern French works by artists ranging from Modigliani and
Toulouse-Lautrec to Picasso.
Fees:
Donations are encouraged; Tours are free of charge.
Hours
of Operation: Tues,Wed, Fri, Sat. 10AM- 5PM; Thurs
10AM-8PM, Sun Noon-5PM, Closed Monday
Mary
and Leigh Block Museum of Art
847-491-4000
40 Arts Circle Drive Northwestern University
Evanston, IL 60208
www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu
Highland Park Historical Society
The
Society's mission is to preserve the past and present, for
viewing in the future. The museum's collection encompasses
several Victorian-era decorated rooms, including a parlor
and a kitchen. The Society also has a collection of clothing,
toys, pictures, and maps of the recent past and times gone
by. There are also artifacts and memorabilia on high school
teacher Walter Duhrban of "Walt's Workshop," a
1950s TV star. The history of Ravinia Park is also preserved
here.
(just
east of downtown Highland Park, Illinois)
Tuesday thru Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Weekend hours are 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Highland
Park Historical Society
847.432.7090
326 Central Avenue
Highland Park, IL
www.highlandpark.org/historic
