Illinois Holocaust Museum Presents Experience360 — Attraction in Chicago

I honestly which I could give a 5 stars review . This is not toward the museum itself but a woman that was working the upstairs counter right outside the gift shop. This past Friday my husband , son and I were visiting Chicago for the first time and decided to go to a few museums because we all love history. Tour of this museum started out great , very interesting and the VR experience was amazing. We were walking around and noticed a woman stop her tour and walked away in a hurry. Honestly didn’t pay her too much attention. We finished our tour and started walking towards the exit when I figured I should use the rest room . My husband and son waited for me near the elevator door and got distracted on their phones when the woman from the counter approached them and accused them of being police officers and if they were calling back up . They said no and she then asked them if they were calling the police of them. Once again they said no . She then walked away from them . When I approached my husband and son they looked weirded out but didn’t mention anything thing to me until we were blocks away. I do have to mention we are Hispanic and I guess in her mind we shouldn’t be visiting her museum. What if we were police officers? And just wanted to learn about what happened in the holocaust and how tragic it was . She judged us...

This exhibit is really well done.

The museum focuses on The Holocaust, as well as other genocides events across the world. While this subject matter is clearly heavy, the museum does a great job of guiding the experience, asking viewers to act as a witness and educate themselves as to the history of the events.

The exhibits themselves are very well done, including a VR experience which follows survivors, filming on location and giving patrons the opportunity to immerse themselves in the environment and the narrative in a very engaging way.

I would recommend this museum for the way it thoughtfully offers visitors a way for them to educate themselves and engage with the content in a way which is both compelling...

The 360 exhibition of the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Chicago's loop is a brilliant idea. Its location is going to attract downtown and south Chicago suburban residents who might find Skokie too far and become a key tourist attraction. Most importantly, we felt the living presence and vibrant memory of the survivors who shared their experiences virtually. The exhibition should be widely and dramatically featured in every advertising campaign...