Guidelines for Tour Requests

  • All tours must be requested through the form at the bottom of this page.

  • Tours are capped at 25 participants including chaperones.

  • Tours are available Wednesday through Friday from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. If you’d like to view the film, please allow an additional 30 minutes.

  • Tours are free for UIC-affiliated groups and classes.

    • As always, the museum is free and open to visitiors for self-guided tours. If you are coming with a group of 10+ for a self-guided tour, please let us know by emailing hullhouseeducation@uic.edu.

Tour Options

Jane Addams, Hull-House Settlement and Chicago Tour (3rd grade - Adult, 1 hour)

In this hour-long tour, visitors will learn about the conditions immigrants faced in the 19th Ward of Chicago, the unique work of the Hull-House residents, the life and work of Jane Addams, and the lasting impact of the Hull-House Settlement. Organized by room, each door opens to a new collection of artifacts, photographs, and stories. Visitors are encouraged to explore interactive exhibits on their own following the tour. Depending on grade level and subject interest, this interactive tour can focus on issues of labor, immigration, gender, social work, art, activism, and other special interests.

“Radical Craft: Arts Education at Hull-House, 1889-1935” Tour (3rd grade - Adult, ~1hr)

What makes art radical? Why was the first building at Hull-House an art gallery? How did arts education change during Jane Addams's lifetime? Our exhibition Radical Craft: Arts Education at Hull-House 1889-1935 celebrates the work of immigrant artists and reformers at the country's most important social settlement. Join a museum educator on this 50-minute tour to learn how Hull-House's art education programs changed the neighborhood around them. Handle objects made from the time, participate in a community weaving project, and build your own exhibition book as you go.

An Experiment in Democracy (Jane Addams Hull-House Museum Introductory Film) (3rd grade - Adult, ~25 min)
$50

An Experiment in Democracy is the film for anyone who is a fan of Jane Addams, passionate about social justice, or a student or teacher of history. With never-before-seen footage, the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum has produced a definitive short film of Addams' life and the history of the Hull-House Settlement. Narrated by Anne Eleanor Roosevelt (granddaughter of former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt), An Experiment in Democracy traces the history of Hull-House from Jane Addams' childhood to the contemporary work of both the Hull-House Association and the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum. Viewers will be introduced to social reformers who lived at Hull-House, catch a rare glimpse of the settlement's innovative programs, and learn about the legacy of Addams and Hull-House in Chicago and the world.

Request a Tour

  • Please select your tour date and time.

  • Be sure to indicate accessibility needs or other accommodations for tour participants.

  • Please make your requests at least 2 weeks and no more than 3 months in advance.

  • Payments for tours are due by the day of the tour. Payment can be made in advance via mail, over the phone via credit card, or via check or credit card on the day of the tour.