Ten minute walk from the Red line, Union Station stop. Snack area with vending machines and drinks, picnic tables outside. Hands-on exhibits and craft activities can be completed with or without a museum guide. Students send messages as the ancient Greeks did, write with a quill pen, and read Braille. Teachers' guide available.
Students experience the culture of Mexico both rural life and urban living.
Students make and taste hot chocolate and tortillas. They wander through a village square, create Mexican crafts to take home, and visit the Yucatan Room with a beach and Mayan pyramid. They learn about simple machines, crawl through a city sewer, slide down a fire pole, sneak through a maze, stand inside a bubble, and create self portraits in a variety of media. A good museum for Grade K students to visit to learn how to create a museum as a social settling in their own classroom.