Visiting the Museum

The Museum is open to individual visitors and prescheduled
tours during the following hours:

Hours
Tuesday - Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Sunday noon to 4 p.m.
Closed Mondays and Saturdays

Admission
Admission is free.

Address
JANE ADDAMS HULL-HOUSE MUSEUM
University of Illinois at Chicago
800 S. Halsted (MC 051)
Chicago, IL 60607-7017

Phone
(312) 413-5353


Days Closed
Martin Luther King Birthday-
Monday, January 21, 2007.
Easter-
Sunday, March 23, 2007.
Memorial Day-
Sunday, May 25, and Monday, May 26, 2007.
Independence Day- Friday, July 4, 2007.
Summer Closing- TBA.
Labor Day- Sunday, July 31, and Monday, September 1, 2007.
Thanksgiving- Thursday, November 27 through Monday, December 1, 2007. Reopening Tuesday, December 2.
Wednesday, December 10 is State of Illinois Jane Addams Day! (we will be open and celebrating)
Winter Break-
TBA

Group tours of 7-35 people are available with advance reservations.  Larger groups may be split into multiple, simultaneous or consecutive tours.  Call 312.413.5353.
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Gift shop
Selected books, postcards, and mementos are available for purchase by personal check or cash. Sorry--no phone, mail, email, or credit card orders accepted.

Directions
The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum is located on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago, 800 S. Halsted Street, Chicago. It is easily reached by public transportation, the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) and the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90). Parking is available at Halsted and Taylor Street garage.

click for detailed directions and map
click for Chicago Transit Authority Website

Parking
Parking is available in the UIC parking garage across the street for $2.75 (30 min.) to $11.00 (all day), depending upon day of the week, time of day, and length of stay.

Accessibility
Both buildings of the museum the Hull Mansion and the Residents' Dining Hall are wheelchair accessible, although access to the Hull Mansion is somewhat circuitous. You may wish to phone ahead (312-413-5355) and alert the tour guides to expect someone in a wheelchair.
click for detailed accessibility Map

Food
For the protection of the artifacts and buildings, food is not allowed in the museum buildings. Food may be purchased and eaten in UIC Student Center East, directly behind the museum, or at numerous neighborhood restaurants and coffee shops along Halsted Street and Taylor Street.

Other UIC sites to visit
Gallery 400
African-American Cultural Center

The museum is not available for rental by non-UIC groups.

 

Pictured above: Interior of the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum. University of Illinois at Chicago. Jane Addams Hull-House Museum