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Dear Friend of CMOL,

First, thank you for being a supporter of the Children's Museum in Oak Lawn. We've learned that the "Bridge Phase" will start this Friday and we wanted to take a moment to share exactly what that means in terms of your future visits. Throughout this whole pandemic, we have been very careful about our reopening and moving into the Bridge Phase is a pretty big step. It's not one we take lightly being able to move from 25% to 60% capacity. Below is information about this next phase, of particular importance is how we are treating CLIMB memberships purchased from other museums.

For more information about the Bridge Phase (Museums) visit https://coronavirus.illinois.gov/s/bridge-phase


May 18th - May 23rd
General Visits
  • Tuesday and Wednesday
  • We will be open Tuesday and Wednesday from 10:00am-3:00pm. Reservations for these two days will not be required. Just purchase your tickets when you arrive!
  • Thursday and Friday
  • We will be offering two consecutive sessions with staggered start times.
  • You will be able to make a reservation on these days at either 10:00AM or 12:00PM for a 2-hour play session.
  • CLICK HERE to reserve your times for these days
  • Saturday and Sunday
  • CLICK HERE to reserve your times for play sessions on these days.
  • Please plan your visit around snacks and meals as there is no eating in or around the exhibits and our multi-purpose room will continue to remain closed for the time-being.
  • Properly worn masks are still required for children (2+) and adults.
  • For CLIMB benefit members, if you purchased your membership from our museum (The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn) you are able to visit us as you always have been able to.
  • If you purchased your membership at Frankfort or Rockford, you are able to come visit with your CLIMB museum card.
  • PLEASE NOTE: If you purchased your membership at Dupage Children's Museum, Kohl Children's Museum or Wonderworks in Oak Park, you will need to wait until June (when they reopen) to visit us. When they reopen and start accepting CLIMB members from other museums, we will turn on the reciprocation here.
  • If, however, you'd like to visit us, you can always do so using the 50% discount ACM Reciprocal benefit.
  • For Wee Ones Wednesday and our Sensory Friendly times, reservations will still be required as we intentionally keep the attendance lower at these special sessions.

Birthday Parties

  • Birthday Parties will still continue to be booked as private rentals through July. These parties can be booked from either 1:00PM-3:00PM or 4:00PM-6:00PM on Saturdays or Sundays.

Field Trips

  • Private and public daycares can start booking field trips starting in June. Field trip requirements are as follows:
  • Must have one adult for every four children.
  • Properly worn masks are required for children (2+) and adults.
  • Field trip pricing will be available by May 21st.
  • Field Trips of 25 of more total people must book on a Monday outside of general public visits.
  • Note that only one field trip will be booked per day. Length of field trip is 2 hours.
  • The multipurpose room will not be available for lunch/snack so please plan your field trips around lunch/snack times.
  • Please book at least seven days out.

If you have any questions, we'd ask that you email us at info@cmoaklawn.org. This is the quickest way for us to respond to your questions.

Thank you,

Adam Woodworth
Executive Director