Volo Auto Museum closed, and now charity event won't be online, either

Despite the Volo Auto Museum being closed to guests, museum staff members were preparing to host the annual Princesses and Superheroes charity event this Sunday - via Facebook Live.

But then Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order came Friday afternoon.

"It's our busiest event of the year and so many people look forward to it," museum Director Brian Grams said Thursday. "So rather than canceling it completely we'll give people a different way to enjoy."

But on Friday, he said he to cancel the event altogether because of the governor's order.

Usually guests would pack the museum and mingle with costumed characters. Grams and the museum staff were going to livestream as they wend their way through the massive museum, stopping every so often to meet with the around 20 or 30 volunteers from Costumers With A Cause, who were to be dressed in character.

Grams said there was going to be a link for viewers to donate and as before, the proceeds from the event would go toward Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana.

Grams said Friday night the staff plans on a "basic" tour of the museum, where viewers will get a free look at the collection of hundreds of cars and more than 33 exhibits.