Chicago History Museum 1.1
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Publisher Description
Enhance your visit to the Chicago History Museum with an audio experience. Our app includes five tours, two of which are available in Spanish, as well as rotating selections for temporary exhibitions. Devices preloaded with the tours are included with general admission and always free for members. Choose from three tours of our permanent exhibition Chicago: Crossroads of America, a must-see for anyone interested in stories about Chicago s rise as a modern global city. Crossroads narrated by the Second City Join actor Antoine McKay for a journey through the city s history and meet a range of characters some famous, some fictional. Members of Chicago s legendary comedy troupe worked with Museum staff to develop this lively, one-of-a-kind audio tour. 45 minutes, available in English and Spanish Crossroads Authored Explore Chicago s evolution as a city from its great literary traditions. Listen to works by a dozen beloved authors, including Theodore Dreiser, Lorraine Hansberry, and Studs Terkel. See the city s history through their eyes on a journey to the lavish display windows at Marshall Field s in 1889, the South Side of the 1950s, and a steel mill in the 1970s, among other places. This tour adds new perspectives to the stories presented in the Crossroads exhibition. 40 minutes In Our Own Words Written and performed by Lake View High School students, In Our Own Words features original interviews, period music, dialog, and dramatic readings related to stories about the Great Fire, Gangland Chicago, jazz and blues, the 1968 Democratic National Convention, and the development of the atomic bomb. 40 minutes Explore other Museum galleries with these audio experiences. Chicago Authored Writers have rendered Chicago s reputation good and bad and its self-image. Explore nineteen excerpts from contemporary authors and literary giants of the past. Consider the city from four perspectives: take in a bird s-eye view, visit homes and communities, peek through a keyhole, and reflect on what it means to be a Chicagoan. This experience invites you to skip around, listening to tracks that catch your interest. Pause at any time to explore the gallery, browse through a book, or grab a cup of coffee in our caf . 60 minutes Facing Freedom in America How have Americans defined freedom, and what happens when rights are given, fought over, denied, or gained? This gallery examines how conflicts over freedom have shaped the United States. Explore eight familiar and not-so-familiar stories dating from the 1850s to the 1970s. Through artifacts, audio clips, videos, and activities, each conflict is presented from the perspectives of those who lived it. xx minutes, available in English and Spanish.
Requires iOS 5.1.1 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
About Chicago History Museum
Chicago History Museum is a paid app for iOS published in the Kids list of apps, part of Education.
The company that develops Chicago History Museum is Espro Information Technologies Ltd.. The latest version released by its developer is 1.1.
To install Chicago History Museum on your iOS device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2015-10-03 and was downloaded 3 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Chicago History Museum as malware if the download link is broken.
How to install Chicago History Museum on your iOS device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to the App Store.
- Once the Chicago History Museum is shown in the iTunes listing of your iOS device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the GET button to the right of the app to start downloading it.
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- After Chicago History Museum is downloaded, you'll see an INSTALL button to the right. Tap on it to start the actual installation of the iOS app.
- Once installation is finished you can tap on the OPEN button to start it. Its icon will also be added to your device home screen.
