Bronzeville Children’s Musuem  is committed to creating a welcoming environment for all to experience  our tours and galleries, for our dedicated staff to carry out their thoughtful work.

The following guidelines were created to support this environment, and the Bronzeville Children’s Musuem requires that all visitors, staff, and students comply with our policies within the museum as well in our entrance area and parking lot.

The museum is a wonderful place for children to explore, but it is required that all children be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Bronzeville Children’s Museum does not tolerate any behaviors or actions that endanger the museum’s exhibits, property, staff, or other visitors, including verbally abusive, harassing, discriminatory, or threatening statements or behavior, or actions that disrupt others’ experience of the museum. Any person who does not adhere to these policies may be asked to leave the premises.

Prohibited Activities

  • Conduct that poses any risk to visitors, staff, or to the museum’s collections
  • Profanity, derogatory slurs, or other language that is disrespectful or discourteous
  • Playing music or video, staging unauthorized performances, using sound amplification devices (excluding assistive-listening devices), blocking pathways, and interfering with the free flow of pedestrian traffic in and around the museum
  • Soliciting, leafleting, signature gathering, demonstrating, picketing, and littering
  • Running, rough play, and disruptive behavior
  • Smoking, including smokeless devices, inside the museum or in an outdoor area within 20 feet of the building

Prohibited Items

  • Weapons, firearms, and hazardous materials, including pepper spray, mace, flammable liquids, adhesives, aerosols, fuels, fireworks, toxic chemicals, and explosives
  • Food and drinks other than water in a bottle with a closeable lid
  • Bags, backpacks (including backpack baby carriers), camera bags, shopping bags, and purses larger than 13 x 17 x 4 inches
  • Bicycles, sports equipment, recreational equipment such as scooters, skateboards, shoes with wheels, and roller blades
  • Large objects, such as flags, banners, signs, frames, and artwork
  • Tripods, flash attachments, and selfie sticks
  • Flowers, balloons, toys, and wrapped packages
  • Umbrellas that are too large to be stowed in bags
  • Pets or other animals (except service animals which must be leashed and attached at all times)
  • Any other item that could put the exhibits,  staff, or visitors at risk, to be determined at the sole discretion of the museum