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• Lunch and Learn @ the Bridgehouse Museum

  Spend your lunch at the Bridgehouse Museum for our first-ever lecture series and learn more about the great river running through our city. Our next lecture, Just Add Water, is presented by David Solzman on July 9, 2009, at noon. Lecture will be followed by a book signing. Lectures are free with museum admission. Read more...

  Fish Liberation Ceremony and Fish Hotel Tour on June 19, 2009

  Join Friends of the Chicago River at the McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum for a Fish Liberation Ceremony symbolizing the return of wildlife to the river. Spend your lunch break celebrating nature along the river - or bring the kids for a fun outdoor experience! You can adopt a fish for $5, name it (if you wish) and release it into the river. Adopting a fish will also give you free admission to the museum ($3 value). Read more...

  New Chicago Riverwalk Stirs To Life As Bridgehouse Museum Reopens

  As a sure sign of spring in Chicago, the McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum (formerly called the McCormick Tribune Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum) re-opens for the season on May 15. Read more...

  Join our Efforts

  Learn how you can be a part of this fantastic new educational resource.

  A New Museum

  The McCormick Tribune Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum opened June 10, 2006, but the story of its creation begins much earlier.

Group Tours

For groups of 20 or more visiting during our regular season, tickets are only $2 per person. Private tours can be arranged during the off-season.

During our regular summer season, please call (312) 977-0227 at least 24 hours in advance of your group’s visit to the Bridgehouse Museum to make arrangements. We can help you plan your group’s visit.

To inquire about private tour rates or schedule an off-season visit, please contact Ozana Balan King at (312) 939-0490 ext. 23 or at obalan@chicagoriver.org.

We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card and American Express.