Ticket Information

General Admission Pricing

Adult Admission*: $12.00
Seniors (65+): $8.00
Students (12-22): $8.00
Children (5-11): $6.00

*General admission is free for Museum members.

How To Purchase Tickets

Advance tickets can be purchased online for Box Office pickup.

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Member Admission

Members receive unlimited free admissions to all exhibitions.

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Tours and Group Visits

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 Accommodations 

The Doubletree Hotel & Conference Center-Chicago North Shore and the Residence Inn Chicago Wilmette are the preferred hotels of the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center.

Special Hotel Rate Available for DoubleTree >

For additional lodging options, dining, transportation and activities on the North Shore, visit the Chicago’s North Shore Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Blue Star Museums

Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums across America to offer free admission to the nation’s active duty military personnel including National Guard and Reserve and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2016.

The free admission program is available to any bearer of a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), a DD Form 1173 ID card (dependent ID), or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card, which includes active duty U.S. military – Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, as well as members of the National Guard and Reserve, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps – and up to five family members.

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Bank of America’s Museums on Us Program

Visitors who present a valid Bank of America/Merrill Lynch ATM, credit or debit card, along with photo identification, will receive free admission on the first full weekend of each month. Admission benefits are not transferable and are valid for the cardholder only.

2016 Bank of America’s Museums on Us weekends are:

Jan. 2-3, Feb. 6-7, March 5-6, April 2-3, May 7-8, June 4-5, July 2-3, Aug. 6-7, Sept. 3-4, Oct. 1-2, Nov. 5-6, Dec. 3-3.