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Adult and Senior Groups

The Adler is a great place to spend the day. Let us help you plan your group visit experience for adults and seniors, including exhibitions, shows, and dining.

Sample Itineraries

Our Group Sales Representatives are happy to make recommendations for Adler experiences that are right for your group.  Here are a few recommendations and sample itineraries that may help you plan a group visit.

If your group would like an emphasis on the history of astronomy, space race, and space science, we recommend:

Group Option
Museum Experiences
Suggested Time
Exhibitions


Exhibition highlights include:
Shoot for the Moon
Telescopes: Through the Looking Glass
60-90
minutes

Shows


Night Sky Live
in the historic Sky Theater
25-40
minutes

Lunch

Luncheon on the Lake or
Boxed Lunch
30-45
minutes
Brunch

Early Arrivals breakfast or
brunch
30-45
minutes
Coffee / Tea
Refreshments
High Tea

30-45
minutes

Sample Schedules

11:30 a.m. Arrival
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Luncheon on the Lake in Café Galileo’s*
12:30-1:10 p.m. Show
1:10-2:30 p.m. Exhibition free time

1:00 p.m. Arrival
1:00-2:00 p.m.: Exhibit free time
2:00-3:00 p.m.: High Tea in Café Galileo’s *
3:20-3:45 p.m.: Show

*Availability of Café Galileo’s is dependent on size of group, date of visit, and timing of the meal served.

Dining Opportunities

Café Galileo’s, the Adler’s in-house restaurant, offers a wide variety of group menus that range from a simple boxed lunch to a three-course Luncheon on the Lake.

Let your Adler Group Representative know that you are interested in incorporating a group meal into your visit.  and we will work with your schedule to make it happen.

Group Menus Include:

Contact Us

If you have additional questions or would like to make a group reservation, please call or email:

Mara Sullivan
Group Sales Assistant
(312) 294 0360

groups@adlerplanetarium.org

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