The Ravinia Music Box (RMB) and its immersive theater experience, titled Bernstein’s Answer, is now fully open to the public.
The RMB features an immersive, 65-seat, wraparound 4D theater with a museum gallery space, created by BRC Imagination Arts, the experience design and production company behind the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, and the Ryman Auditorium Backstage Tour in Nashville, among many other brand and cultural destinations.
BRC worked closely with Ravinia’s previous President and CEO Welz Kauffman, whose creative inspiration for this project launched the decade-long collaboration with the festival’s leadership, board, staff, and donors, as well as Jamie Bernstein—the eldest daughter of the iconic composer, conductor, educator, and humanitarian, Leonard Bernstein. The goal of the project is to introduce, in an engaging, fun, and interactive way, new listeners to classical music, as well as to offer new insights to those who are already fans.
This year’s museum gallery space is dedicated to the festival’s Reach Teach Play education programs, which serve over 75,000 community members each year, ensuring that music education remains accessible to all.
Admission to the RMB is free to concertgoers at any Ravinia performance. The RMB is open on most Pavilion concert nights from the time the park opens until 30 minutes before the concert starts. Visitors should plan on spending up to 30 minutes in the building to experience the theater and the gallery space. The RMB will also be available for field trips during the school year.