About The Museum
The Mitchell Museum of the American Indian was founded in 1977 with John and Betty
Mitchell's gift to Kendall College of their Native American collection. Based on almost 60
years of collecting, primarily among the Southwest, Plains and Great Lakes Indians, the
Mitchell Collection provided a nucleus of approximately 3,000 individual objects. Over the
past 20 years numerous gifts and purchases have increased the Museum's collection to more
than three times the original size. In 2006 the Mitchell Museum became a fully
independent Illinois not-for-profit with status as a 501(c)3 corporation.
The Museum’s three level brick and concrete building provides room for permanent
exhibits dedicated to the Native cultures of the Woodlands, Plains, Southwest, Northwest
Coast and Arctic regions of North America. Each gallery contains a "touching
table" where visitors can handle real examples of Indian artifacts, as well as feel
the raw materials - including snakeskin, caribou fur, birch bark, turquoise and buffalo
skin - that were used by Native Americans. There are also two changing galleries that
feature special temporary exhibits.
A library of over 5000 books and periodicals, as well as video and audio tapes can be used
by visitors at the Museum. Members of the North Shore Library system may also request
books through the Inter-Library Loan program of their local library.
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Contact
Information
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
3001 Central Street
Evanston, Illinois, 60201
Phone: 847-475-1030
Fax: 847-475-0911
E-mail:
native.american@mitchellmuseum.org
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Hours
| Tuesday through Saturday |
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Thursday |
10 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Sunday |
12 noon to 4 p.m. |
Closed Mondays, New Years Day, Easter, Fourth of July,
Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day
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Admission
| Suggested admission donation |
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| $5.00 |
Adults |
| $2.50 |
Students, children and seniors |
| $10.00 |
Family maximum |
The
Mitchell Museum is free to:
| MMAI Members |
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| Members of the American Indian Community |
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| Members of American Association of Museums |
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| Members of the American Association for
State and Local History |
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Discounts are offered to:
| Members of the American Automobile Association |
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| Members of the Evanston Chamber of Commerce |
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Partner in the PBS MemberCard Program
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| Directions
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| The Mitchell Museum of the American Indian is located at 3001 Central Street on
the northwest corner of Central Street and Central Park Avenue in Evanston, Illinois.
Free parking is available behind the Museum. |
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From the city of Chicago: Take surface streets to
the Kennedy expressway (I-90/I-94 West) to Edens junction. Stay on Edens expressway (I-94)
to:
From the Edens Expressway (I-94): Exit at Old
Orchard Road. Take Old Orchard Road east to Gross Point Road. Turn left one block to
Central Street. Turn right on Central Street. Central Park Avenue is the second light.From Sheridan Road: Take
Sheridan Road to Central Street. Go west on Central Street approximately 2 miles to
Central Park Avenue.
Public Transportation: Take the Purple Line of the
CTA or the North Line of METRA to the Central Street Station. Take the CTA 201 bus west to
the Museum.
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Staff
Executive Director
John N. Low - (Pokagon Band Potawatomi) |
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Curator of Education
Penelope Berlet |
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Assistant Curators
Lisa Davis, Marilyn Lee |
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