Most of the 43 objects in the exhibition were excavated by Oriental Institute archaeologists. The collection of Sumerian artifacts at the Oriental Institute Museum is considered to be among the best in the world. The Smart Museum is located in Hyde Park at 5550 S. Greenwood Ave. Free parking is available in the University lot on the corner of 55th Street and Greenwood Avenue after 4 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends. The Museum Cafe and Gift Shop are open daily.
Admission is free.
A portion of the Museum's general operating funds for this fiscal year has been provided through a grant from the Institute of Museum Services, a federal agency offering general operating support to the nation's museums. Funding for programs is also provided by the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. The Oriental Institute Museum galleries are closed until winter of 1998 as part of a renovation and expansion project designed to provide a climate-controlled environment for all areas where objects from the collection are exhibited, stored or studied. A brochure for the exhibit will be available Fall, 1997.