CHICAGO — The Illinois Holocaust Museum will open a temporary exhibition space in Chicago’s River North neighborhood Tuesday.

The satellite location called Experience 360 comes as the main museum in Skokie undergoes a major renovation. This is the first time the Illinois Holocaust Museum has had a presence in downtown Chicago.

Organizers said its important for the messages of survivors to continue to be heard while the main museum in Skokie undergoes a yearlong renovation.

Located at the corner of State and Kinzie, the Experience 360 is a smaller, satellite location, to continue the work telling important stories.

The main, 65,000-square foot museum is undergoing a major renovation over the next year.

It opened in Skokie in 2009, having started in a smaller space, in the wake of a 197

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