Displaying Oriental art, history, and culture exhibits (BC - Present). Specializing in Oriental art.
Open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Extended Wednesday hours, Reduced Sunday hours, Closed on Monday)
The Oriental Institute Museum is a showcase of the history, art and archaeology of the ancient Near East. An integral part of the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute, which has supported research and archaeological excavation in the Near East since 1919, the Museum exhibits major collections of antiquities from Egypt, Mesopotamia, Iran, Syria, Palestine, and Anatolia.