ISAC Museum (Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures)

University of Chicago museum of the ancient Middle East with weekly Saturday Discovery Tours, lectures and family events.

Coming up at ISAC Museum

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Recurring shows are placed on their next date. Every listing was read off the venue's own page by a person; prices are the printed ones.

Oct24ISAC Discovery ToursSATURDAYS · 1:30 PM · next Sat, Oct 24, 1:30 PMFree with museum admission
Oct24The Haunted MuseumOct 24 – Oct 24ISAC turns its galleries over to a drop-in Halloween afternoon: costumes welcome, face painting, crafts and storytelling, a guided hunt for ancient demons among the artifacts, a demonstration of Egyptian mummification and live music from the Dirt Red Brass Band. Come any time 4–7pm Saturday at 1155 E 58th St (Metra Electric 55th-56th-57th St). Tickets are $5–$10 per person through Eventbrite; children under 3 are free, and adults accompanying a paying child get in free. ISAC's Saturday Discovery Tours, free with museum admission, run earlier the same afternoon.$5 - $10 per person
Oct26ISAC Brown Bag: Horses, Lions, and Onagers in Assyria and ElamMonday, 12:00 PMA lunchtime talk by Margaux Spruyt on how horses, lions and onagers were depicted in Assyrian and Elamite art, read through veterinary science to make sense of the animals' anatomy and their part in complex scenes. It starts at noon Monday in the La Salle Banks Room at ISAC, 1155 E 58th St (Metra Electric 55th-56th-57th St). Admission is free with registration.Free per person
Nov7Treasure Fit for a Queen: Royal Burials from El-Kurru, SudanNov 7 – Nov 7In this joint ARCE–ISAC lecture, Denise Doxey of Boston's Museum of Fine Arts looks at the jewelry and vessels buried with royal women at el-Kurru in northern Sudan in the eighth century BCE, under King Piankhy. She traces what these objects show about exchange between Kush and its northern neighbors alongside distinctly Nubian traditions. It runs 5–6pm Saturday at ISAC, 1155 E 58th St (Metra Electric 55th-56th-57th St); attendance is free with registration, and a Zoom option is also offered.Free per person
Nov15Archaeology and the Bible TourSunday, 1:00 PMA one-hour gallery tour connecting objects in the ISAC Museum's collection with people, places and stories from the Bible. It runs 1–2pm Sunday at 1155 E 58th St on the UChicago campus (Metra Electric 55th-56th-57th St). Space is limited, so advance registration through Eventbrite is required; tickets are $5–$15 per person.$5–$15 per person
Dec6Writing the Past: Storytelling WorkshopSunday, 1:00 PMA two-week workshop for new and experienced writers working on fiction set in the ancient world, led by author Malayna Evans, PhD. Sessions cover characters, plot, theme, first lines, point of view and finding readers, and every registrant gets a copy of Evans's book Isis of Egypt. It meets 1–3pm on Sundays Dec 6 and 13 in ISAC's La Salle Banks Room, 1155 E 58th St (Metra Electric 55th-56th-57th St); registration is $15–$50 per person.$15–$50 per person

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Questions people ask

Where is ISAC Museum?＋

1155 E 58th St, Chicago, IL 60637, in Hyde Park. Metra Electric 55th-56th-57th St.

What's on at ISAC Museum?＋

6 upcoming listings on our calendar; the next is ISAC Discovery Tours on Saturday, October 24 at 1:30 PM.

How much do events at ISAC Museum cost?＋

Printed prices for what is listed now run from $5 to $15. 3 listings are free.

Does ISAC Museum have anything on weekends or evenings?＋

Of the 6 dated listings, 5 fall on a weekend and 1 start at 5pm or later.

How do I book at ISAC Museum?＋

On ISAC Museum's own website or booking page, linked from each listing. We read the dates and prices off it by hand and do not sell tickets.

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