Elmhurst Museum Day
Celebrate International Museum Day with all four Elmhurst Museums. Park at one museum and ride a complimentary trolley to each location for special activities, prizes and free entry to all exhibits. Elmhurst Historical Museum, 120 E. Park Ave.: Take a tour of the exhibits Elmhurst Jazz: A Celebration of an American Art Form in Elmhurst and Elmhurst Collects: Model Trains in the Glos Mansion. See a live jazz music demonstration by Brian Patti, and look for special craft activities in the Education Center. Elmhurst Art Museum, 150 Cottage Hill Ave.: View Mark Sijan’s Ultra Realistic Sculpture exhibition. Draw your own figures from live models using fun props to spark your imagination and challenge your drawing skills. Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, 220 Cottage Hill Ave.: View the permanent collection and make a gemstone picture frame to take home. Theatre Historical Society of America, 152 N. York Rd.: "Star Search" for famous theatres where Hollywood movies were developed, and view a slide show of Chicagoland’s historic theatres in our Chicago Avalon model theatre.
Elmhurst Museum Day
Date and Time
Sunday May 17, 2009
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
Sunday, May 17
Location
All four Elmhurst museums
Fees/Admission
FREE
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Contact Information
(630)833-1457
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