29Rooms Chicago

Amazing experience!! Highly recommended for anyone willing to try new experiences and actually bond with new people or make new friends. The younger child conversation was my absolute favorite and then the Shea moisture presentation and learning “sawubona”. It was good to let other people know that we see them beyond their physical presence but in acknowledging their accomplishments too. I would go back and do it again.

I’m not usually into these kinds of things and the reviews were scaring me away but actually 29Rooms was pretty cool. I went last night. Some of the rooms were just advertising rooms, like the Panera Temporary Tattoo room, which was a little lame. But there were some really cool rooms. My favorites were the 29 questions rooms in which you have to basically have a conversation with a stranger The art room was cute as f***. Me and my SO had one minute to draw each other portrait but we couldn’t look down at the paper. The destiny room where a stranger reads your palm and draws on it The dance room was dope. It was just a dance floor but still a cool little idea We played Mario Kart on the N64 in the 1990s bedroom room. They sold liquor and beer so that was cool. A lot of good photo opportunities even though I’m not really all about that. Overall it was a pretty cool experience, a lot more interactive than last year, their on the right track. Some of the lines were long yes but it wasn’t hot, like grab a beer and have a conversation with whoever you go with damn. It wasn’t as bad as the reviews make it out to be. I got in for free so totally worth it. Tickets are a little overpriced for what they offer but overall it was a good time

Loved 29rooms! Surprised by the negative reviews. Yes, the lines were long and hoping that they change up the process for the next one but if you in no way felt connected to the art, that is your own fault. How can you not feel connected to art that tells a story about gun violence in Chicago, or an art piece that encourages you to shred all of the things that worry you and bring you down or a room that promotes girl power? It was amazing and I look forward to the next one.

Meh. The art was STUNNING don't get me wrong but you do no justice to the artists. Here's why: It would have been STELLAR if there were no lines like the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago does at their exhibits or built in the structure of a haunted house like the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago did. Great that it was a fundraiser, but if you're going to do one, do one that's truly worth the price of the ticket Refinery29 and whoever else partnered with you on planning, is you should have done better.

Honestly, I never write reviews. But I am TELLING you, dont waste the money on this. You're paying money to sit in really awkward forced ads where they try to seem relatable, mixed in with booths that are trying to seem socially conscious and its a horrible mix. Everyone I talked to there wasn't enjoying themselves unless they were drunk. There's no sense of fun, you just sit in rooms that are poorly constructed with terrible lighting to take photos. Theres a forced sense of interactivity with the spaces (if at all, and even then its like, "write on this piece of papers!!! be imaginative!!!"). You wait in long lines to be let down at every. single. room (but don't forget to pick up your 401&Chill pin at the financial planning room!!!!!!!!!). Like seriously, you can't even take good photos if you're GOING for them because of the awful lighting. Its a want-to-be wndr museum, but at least the wndr museum keeps you engaged. We wanted to leave in the first 20 minutes of being there. Waste of money. Completely disappointed.

Very disappointing. The entire thing is waiting in line to stand in front of different backdrops. They are in no way “rooms” and there are barely any interactive components besides a few mediocre attempts. I was really excited to check this out, but it’s literally 90% standing in line and not even for anything exciting. The art was cool, but you couldn’t even get any pictures of it without 25 people being in the way or standing in a line for 20 minutes. I was hoping I could photograph the art rather than myself, but this is completely for selfies. They were very vague in their description because if they explained what it actually was, a room with tons of colorful backdrops to selfie in front of, I don’t think nearly as many people would’ve attended. I thought it was going to be a fun interactive and immersive art display, but rather it was line after line of selfie areas. Kinda bummed I spent 40 bucks to walk around for 45 minutes before I was completely over it.

I loved it! Different concepts and ideas throughout. I'm surprised by the negative reviews, but I suppose it is what you make of it. There are descriptions of each room outside and people to talk to about the concepts at each one. If you want to rush through and not pay attention to the message at each room then it probably isn't as exciting.

I recently went to Wndr and assumed this would be similar. I was sad to find out it’s more of a photo opp. Maybe if I went in expecting that I wouldn’t be as let down. Did I take good photos? Yes. Did it feel like I was able to really immerse myself in art? No. So If you do go wear something you want photos in and do your hair. 😅