Three years after it opened, McCormick Freedom Museum closes its doors in the Tribune Tower, choose instead to take their lessons on freedom of expression and responsible directly to schools and other places using mobile screens. The McCormick Foundation, Charitable Trust, which owns and operates 10,000-square-foot museum, said Friday that the doors will close on March 1. The museum was built at a cost of 10 million dollars, which was opened in April 2006 and occupy the first and second floor of the Tribune Tower Annex on 445 N. Michigan Ave. Among the factors in the decision to leave the prime location was the Tribune Co. 's uncertain plans for the landmark building, "said David Grange, president and CEO of the Institute.
"We would not find us in motion in a reactive mode, having to move out on short notice," he said. "We wanted to be able to shape our future, and be proactive. Tribune Co., which operates under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, said last year that sought to maximize the value of Tribune Tower, which may include the building's sale. Grange said about 100,000 of the Freedom Party Museums 200,000 visitors came last year when the museum dropped its $ 5 admission fee. He also credited growth in the presence of a better marketing and to reach out to tell the public who we are and what we do. "
Museum exhibitions, and other hardware components, moved to Cantigny Park in Wheaton, where the institution is the Robert R. McCormick and First Infantry Division companies museums companies. Both the exhibition areas Freedom Union Museum will occasionally use.
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