Illinois Holocaust Museum presents Experience360 provides a panoramic view through history and truth, inviting visitors of all backgrounds to witness stories of survival, ask questions, and reflect on the past in ways that inspire empathy, respect, and hope. Featuring cutting-edge technology and immersive storytelling, Experience360 offers visitors an opportunity to engage with history in deeply personal and interactive ways. Visit us at 360 N. State Street today!
Meet the Survivors
Join Us for Our Survivor Speaker Series
Join us at Illinois Holocaust Museum presents Experience360 select Tuesdays and Fridays from 12-1 PM to hear firsthand from Holocaust Survivors whose stories continue to inspire strength and resilience. Don’t miss this moving opportunity to connect, reflect, and be inspired. Reservations are not required.
Explore Our Exhibits
Karkomi Family Foundation Gallery: Holocaust & World War II
Explore the pivotal events between 1933 and 1945 paired with powerful historical images and personal photographs, reflections, and testimony from both survivors and victims.
Northern Trust
Virtual Reality
Theater
Journey with survivors through childhood hometowns, concentration camps, and sites of hiding, in this immersive 360-degree film experience.
ITW Special Exhibition Gallery feat. Stories of Survival: Object. Image. Memory
Follow the harrowing and inspiring journeys of survivors of the Holocaust and other genocides through photographs and displays of artifacts and treasured personal mementos.
Lillian & Larry Goodman Foundations Holography Theater
Hear the deeply moving first-person accounts of Holocaust Survivors and participate in ‘conversations’ with their innovative, interactive Holograms.
Frequently Asked Questions
We are located at 360 N. State Street in downtown River North, Chicago. Please check our Plan Your Visit page for hours, ticket pricing, and directions.
Depending on your interests, visits could range from 90 minutes to two and a half hours.
Visitors can leave and return on the same day only.
Yes, photography is permitted throughout the entire Museum.
Yes, tickets are all inclusive. Reservations must be made for VR and Holography at no additional cost.
Starting in September, the Museum will offer free admission on the last Wednesday of each month. Additionally, the Museum is a member of Bank of America’s Museums on Us program. Bank of America cardholders offers free general admission – during the first full weekend of every month – at the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center.
- Visitors may bring bags up to backpack size. Bags larger than a backpack will not be permitted.
- Visitors can bring food, however eating is not permitted in the gallery spaces.
- September 22nd, Museum closes at 2PM for the start of Rosh Hashanah
- September 23rd, Museum closed for Rosh Hashanah
- October 1st, Museum closes at 2PM for the start of Yom Kippur
- October 2nd, Museum closed for Yom Kippur
- November 27th, Museum closed for Thanksgiving
- December 24th, Museum closes at 2PM for Christmas Eve
- December 25th, Museum closed for Christmas
- January 1st, Museum closed for New Year’s Day
Photo credits: Jim Lommasson, Josh Sears, Nicole Wong,