Book Your Visit!

Covid-19 Update: The Museum has resumed in-person programs. If you would like to reserve an in-person visit to the Museum with a group of 10 or more, please complete the visit request form below.

Contact us at spurlock-tours@illinois.edu with any questions you have about the booking process.

Full Covid-19 information

Availability

Your group can request guided visits Wednesday–Sunday during public Museum hours. Self-guided groups of 10 or more can request a visit any day during public Museum hours.

Visit Request

Please complete the form below. After we receive your request, we'll contact you to go over any questions or details.

Contact Information:

Contact Name Please enter your first and last name.

E-mail Address Please enter a valid email address.

Phone Number Please enter a valid phone number, or "N/A" if not applicable.

Group Information:

Group Type Please select your group type, or "Other" if not applicable.

Name of Group (e.g. Jones family, Main Street School, Sunshine Rotary) Please enter formal or informal name of group.

City Please enter city, or "N/A" if not applicable.

Visit Details:

Date and Time (list up to 3 in order of priority) Availability

Please enter a general date/time, or "N/A" if not applicable.

2nd Choice Date and Time (optional) Please enter a general date/time, or "N/A" if not applicable.

3rd Choice Date and Time (optional) Please enter a general date/time, or "N/A" if not applicable.

Number of Participants Please enter an estimate of the group size, or "N/A" if not applicable.

Comments/Questions Please enter any comments/questions, or "N/A" if not applicable.

All fields not marked as optional are required.

FAQs

A) Please see Location & Parking.
A) We encourage a minimum of 3 weeks advance notice.
A) No. During warm weather and with advanced notice, groups may eat sack lunches on the Museum’s lawn. Cans will be provided for trash disposal. During cold weather, groups may contact the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Center across the street about eating in the Center’s lobby or plan to eat in the Illini Union’s food court.
A) It's possible. With prior permission, Museum staff may photograph or record visitors for:
- archives of programs, events, or individual visits;
- Museum promotion (brochures, flyers, etc.); and
- reports to supporting departments or funding institutions.
The names of those documented will not be used without written permission.