Building Museums: Tours, Workshops, and Receptions

Registration

• Dual Site Tour: Chicago Architecture Center and the American Writer’s Museum – $30.00
  Wed, March 4 2:30 pm–5:30 pm
  
  Formerly known as the Chicago Architecture
  Foundation, the Chicago Architecture Center
  mission is to inspire people to discover why
  design matters. Join staff from the Architecture
  Center to learn about the process of building
  their new visitor center space which houses a
  4,250-building scale model of Chicago.
  Join staff on a tour of the new American Writer’s
  Museum. Attendees will hear a presentation from the inaugural president of the museum who will talk about the process of building this specific museum in this space and the challenges involved, as well as an overview of the current exhibits. Attendees will also be given a chance to explore the museum.
  Note: Transportation will NOT be provided.
  Directions will be provided to registrants.
• Exhibitors Expo – $40.00
  Unwind after a long day of sessions with a drink
  and some hors d’oeuvres in our Exhibitors Expo
  at the JW Marriott Chicago. Meet and mingle
  with industry service providers, architects,
  engineers, and museums.
  
  Location: JW Marriott Chicago
• Opening Reception – $60.00
  Join friends and colleagues at MAAM Building
  MuseumsTM opening reception on Wednesday,
  March 4, 2020 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Enjoy
  drinks and hors d’oeuvres with colleagues!
  
  Location: TBD
  
  Note: Pre-registration is required; no additional
  fee to conference attendees. Transportation
  will NOT be provided. Directions will be
  provided to registrants.
• Private Tour of “Science Storms” at the Museum of Science and Industry – $20.00
  Wed. March 4 2-4pm
  
  What can we learn from groundbreaking exhibits
  ten years after they have been opened? The
  Museum of Science and Industry Chicago (MSI)
  Science Storms exhibit will turn ten years old
  in March, 2020. Science Storms is a wondrous
  laboratory where visitors interact with large-scale
  experiments that explore nature’s most powerful
  phenomena. The synthesis of compelling
  interactive exhibits, environmental media, and
  strong contextual storytelling set a new paradigm
  for what science museums can achieve. Go
  behind the scenes with the original MSI 2010
  Team and Evidence Design as they tour attendees
  through the exhibition and discuss its relevance
  and lessons learned from creating such a
  groundbreaking exhibition. Attendees will also
  have time to explore the exhibit on their own.
  
  Note:Transportation will NOT be provided.
  Directions will be provided to registrants.
• Private Tour of the Chicago Children’s Museum exhibit, “Cloud Buster” – $20.00
  Wed. March 4 2-4 pm
  
  Come to Chicago Children’s Museum at Navy
  Pier to see and hear about the renovation
  and expansion of their first two floors and
  the engineering and construction challenges
  faced in creating the new exhibit Cloud Buster.
  Designed by artist Kevin Winters, Cloud Buster
  is 37 climbable feet of structural steel, wood,
  wire, rope, acrylic, fiberglass, and artificial turf
  perched over Navy Pier’s Fifth Third Family Pa-
  vilion. Visitors can explore multiple levels, climb
  through unexpected spaces, and ascend to The
  Apartment, Cloud Buster’s highest destination.
  No two climbs are the same. Every nook and
  cranny provides a different thrill.
  Note: Transportation will NOT be provided.
  Directions will be provided to registrants.
• Private Tour of the Field Museum's Anthropology Oversize Collections Storeroom – $20.00
  11 AM to 1PM
  Tour the Anthropology Oversize Collections Storeroom in the Collection Resource Center (CRC) at the Field Museum. In 2005, the Museum began to move into this 180,000 square foot underground addition, which houses collections and workspaces for the Zoological, Paleontological, and Anthropology collections areas. Field Museum Anthropology Collections Staff will tour guests through the upper level of the facility highlighting the care and use of oversized Anthropology collections. Attendees will be able to tour the museum's non-ticketed exhibitions and public areas after the tour concludes.
• Private Tour of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago – $20.00
  11 AM to 1 PM Wed. March 4.
  Tour the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago's 4 new community spaces – the Street, Marisol restaurant, the Commons, and the state-of-the-art Crown Family Learning Center -- created in 2017 as part of the MCA’s $16M renovation. MCA senior staff and a representative from local architecture firm Harley Ellis Devereaux, will tour attendees through the space. Guests will be provided free admission to the museum at the conclusion of the tour.
• Private Tour of Wrightwood 659 – $20.00
  Wed. March 4 1-3 pm
  Explore Wrightwood 659 with an hour-long
  guided tour through the museum’s current
  exhibition – “Allure of Matter” as well as a tour
  through the building. Guests will learn about
  the building history as well as the art housed
  within it. Attendees will also hear from Jeff
  Jozwiak, Principal at Norcon, to learn about
  the construction process. building and its
  history as well as the art housed within it.
  Note: Transportation will NOT be provided.
  Directions will be provided to registrants.
• Ready, Aim, Build: A Museum Planning Workshop – $100.00
  Wednesday, March 4 8 am - 4:30 pm
  
  Attend this day of discussion, conversation,
  networking, and inquiry at the JW Marriott
  Chicago with a group of your peers. A multi-
  disciplinary group, including museum planners,
  architects, engineers, exhibit designers, and
  general contractors will take you through
  the museum-building process—from inception
  to construction. Lunch will be provided.
  AIA continuing education credits are available.
  
  Speakers: Jame Anderson, Hal Davis, David
  Greenbaum, Sarah Ghorbanian from Smith-
  Group; Robert Sullivan, Chora; Jared Oldroyd,
  Clark Construction; Daniel Pomfrett, Cumming;
  Gretchen Coss from Gallagher and Associates.