Tour the Beckman Institute
Get to Know Beckman Tour
New Beckman community members and those across campus are invited to join this monthly tour of the Beckman Institute. You'll see our common spaces and our five core research facilities, which include:
Our first-floor exhibit on Arnold O. and Mabel Beckman
The Biomedical Imaging Center, home of a human MRI scanner
The Microscopy Suite, home of Bugscope
The tour begins in Beckman's east atrium. After the tour, stay for Gather in the Garden, our weekly 10 a.m. Tuesday social hour. We serve free coffee. Register using this form if you plan to attend.
Note that this tour will be offered at 9 a.m. the first Tuesday of each month, except December, January and April. Beckman will not host a tour during those months.
We sometimes offer scheduled tours
If you're unable to attend our monthly Get to Know Beckman Tour, we sometimes offer custom tours based on your group's size, interests and expertise.
Use our form to request to tour. Scheduled tours can include the areas mentioned above as well as:
Various labs by request (with research on materials, neuroscience and neuroimaging, biophysics modeling and more)
Please submit the tour form at least two weeks before your planned visit date.
Come and explore
You don't need to have a tour scheduled to enjoy the Beckman Institute. The building is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. You can walk through our public spaces on the first floor, like the Arnold Beckman and MRI exhibits.
Take a self-guided tour
Download our self-guided tour sheet. Use it to learn about our exhibits and find links to videos sharing more information.
While you're here, use the Illinois MRI Exhibit to help you answer the questions in the MRI Fact Check Game.
Parking
We can also accommodate various parking requests, including for buses. Learn more about parking.
Have questions? Ready to book a tour? Contact us.
Lexie Kesler
Email: lkesler@illinois.edu
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology