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Culture hounds will delight in the multitude of galleries and museums in Chicago including the prestigious Art Institute and the Museum of Contemporary Art. There's plenty to explore at the Museum of Holography and the Chicago cultural center. From the top of the Sears Tower to the shores of Lake Michigan, Chicago offers so many activities that are perferct for your school art trip.
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5 days/3 nights
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Includes:
- 3 nights accommodation
- Bed and Breakfast
- All flights inclusive of tax
- Airport transfer Chicago
- Free staff place ratio 1:10
- Detailed information pack
- Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
- Itinerary planning service
- VAT
Suggested Activities
Sample Itinerary
Example AccommodationArt Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago, founded in 1879 as both a museum and school, first stood on the southwest corner of State and Monroe Streets. It opened on its present site at Michigan Avenue and Adams Street in 1893. Built on rubble from the 1871 Chicago fire, the museum housed a collection of plaster casts and had a visionary purpose: to acquire and exhibit art of all kinds and to conduct programme...
Museum of Contemporary Art
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) offers exhibitions of the most thought-provoking art created since 1945. The MCA documents contemporary visual culture through painting, sculpture, photography, video, film and performance. Located in the heart of downtown Chicago, the MCA boasts a gift store, bookstore, restaurant, 300-seat theatre and a terraced sculpture garden with a great view of Lake Mich...
Mexican Fine Arts Center
The Museum presents a vast range of educational exhibitions that have continued to offer a vibrant and comprehensive picture of Mexico's art and history, and of Mexican communities in the U.S.It develops and implements arts education programs for youth, families, adults, students, and teachers. Today, education continues to be an integral part of the Museum's mission and is central to the mission ...
Navy Pier
There is always something happening at Navy Pier, Chicago's lakefront playground. Offering visitors more than 50 acres of parks, promenades, gardens, shops, restaurants and attractions, Navy Pier is host to an unparalleled array of events and entertainment. For Example: Take a ride on Navy Pier's most visible attraction, the 150 foot-high Ferris wheel. Modelled after the very firs...
Sears Tower Skydeck.
Voted one of the 7 Wonders of Chicago by Chicago Tribune Readers and Chicago's most visited observatory - you haven't seen Chicago until you've seen it from the Sears Tower Skydeck! See the best view of Chicago and beyond from the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. Interactive displays highlight the character and characters of this great city. On a clear day, you can see ...
Chicago Cultural Center
The Chicago Cultural Center was completed in 1897 and dedicated as the city's Public Library. The 38-foot dome in the Preston Bradley Hall at the south end of the building is the world's largest Tiffany stained-glass dome, valued at an estimated $35 million. As one of the most comprehensive free arts showcases in the United States, this landmark building is the setting for hundreds of programmes a...
Museum of Contemporary Photography
The Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) is the only museum in the Midwest with an exclusive commitment to the medium of photography. By presenting projects and exhibitions that embrace a wide range of contemporary aesthetics and technologies, the Museum strives to communicate the value and significance of photographic images as expressions of human thought, imagination, and creativity.
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Depart the UK and fly to Chicago Arrive Chicago, transfer to your accommodation |
Free to explore and eat | |
| Day 2 | Visit the Sears Tower Skydeck | Afternoon at one of the many museums | Free to explore and eat |
| Day 3 | Visit the Millenium Park and the famous Cloud Gate | Afternoon at one of the many museums | Visit Navy Pier |
| Day 4 | Shopping on the Magnificent Mile | Depart for the airport and check-in | Overnight flight to the UK |
| Day 5 | Arrival back in the UK | ||
Hostelling International Chicago
Our rooms are large, clean and comfortable. Rooms range in size from 6 beds to 10 beds. Rooms are single-sex. Most rooms have a shower and restroom in the room, and the hostel also has large single sex showers and restrooms. Individual lockers are provided in each room. Please bring your own lock for the lockers. All guests receive bed linens, towel and pillow.
Comfortable spaces are available for hostellers to connect with each other to trade information, tell stories, become friends. A large kitchen is provided for preparing meals adjacent to a dining room with floor to ceiling windows overlooking the "L", Chicago's historic elevated trains.
Check your email at the internet kiosks. Play billiards and table tennis with other guests or enjoy a video movie in the evening.
Comfortable spaces are available for hostellers to connect with each other to trade information, tell stories, become friends. A large kitchen is provided for preparing meals adjacent to a dining room with floor to ceiling windows overlooking the "L", Chicago's historic elevated trains.
Check your email at the internet kiosks. Play billiards and table tennis with other guests or enjoy a video movie in the evening.
