Museums: History, Science & Culture
Adler Planetarium
Chicago Children's Museum
Chicago History Museum
DuSable Museum of African-American History
Garfield Park Conservatory
Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center
John G. Shedd Aquarium
Lincoln Park Zoo
McCormick Tribune Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum
Morton Arboretum
Museum of Science and Industry
Notebaert Nature Museum
Swedish American Museum
The Field Museum
The Oriental Institute Museum
Adler Planetarium
1300 South Lake Shore Drive
www.adlerplanetarium.org
About the Adler Planetarium
The Adler Planetarium-America's first planetarium—was founded in 1930 by Chicago business leader Max Adler. The museum announced a new vision—to be the world's leading space science center. The museum will inspire the next generation of explorers by sharing the stories of human space exploration and America's space heroes. The museum is home to two full-size planetarium theaters, including the world's first all-digital projection StarRider Theater and one of the world's most important antique instrument collections. The Adler is a recongnized leader in science education with a focus on inspiring young people, particularly women and minorities, to pursue careers in science.
Chicago Children's Museum
Navy Pier, 700 East Grand Ave
www.chicagochildrensmuseum.org
Chicago Childrens Museum Kraft Artabounds Studio2
Chicago History Museum
www.chicagohistory.org
About the Chicago History Museum
The Chicago History Museum cares for, showcases, and interprets millions of authentic pieces of Chicago and U.S. history. Our ability to illuminate the past is a reminder of what really happened once upon a time, sheds light on the present, and compellingly informs the future.
Image courtesy of the Chicago History Museum
DuSable Museum of African-American History
740 East 56th Place
www.dusablemuseum.org
Garfield Park Conservatory
www.garfield-conservatory.org
Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center
801 West Adams Street, 4th Floor
www.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/
Hellenic Museum
John G. Shedd Aquarium
1200 South Lake Shore Drive
www.sheddaquarium.org
Come for the historic architecture. Stay for the world-class aquatic animal collection and state-of-the-art exhibits. The terra cotta and marble sea life that grace Shedd's 1930 Beaux Arts building are just a hint at what you'll find inside. Explore the aquarium galleries, where you'll find blue iguanas, vermillion rockfish, ochre sea stars, golden mantella frogs and so much more from freshwater and marine environments around the world. In the Oceanarium, witness the poetry of Pacific white-sided dolphins in motion during daily presentations and enjoy everyone's favorite study in black and white, the penguins. And don't miss Wild reef, with live corals, sharks and Shedd's own collection of Picassos- Picasso triggerfish, that is.
Lincoln Park Zoo
2200 North Cannon Dr.
www.lpzoo.org
Self Guided Sculpture Tour
Self-guided tours of the sculptures in Lincoln Park Zoo. Please pick up your tour information in the Gateway Information Center.
About the Lincoln Park Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo is the country's most historic and distinguished zoological facility. Nestled in the heart of Chicago, it operates one of the most significant zoo-based conservation and science programs in the country. Attracting an estimated 3 million visitors per year, the not-for-profit Lincoln Park Zoo is also one of the country's last remaining free admission zoos.
Cannon Drive at Fullerton Parkway
Free
McCormick Tribune Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum
376 North Michigan Ave
www.bridgehousemuseum.org
Morton Arboretum
4100 Illinois Route 53
630.968.0074, www.mortonarb.org
Steelroots: Tobin
April 9, 2010-January 31, 2011
The Morton Arboretum invites you to this exciting, first ever comprehensive display of the Steelroots sculpture series by artist Steve Tobin. Steelroots will be set amid the enchanting backdrop of the 22-acre Conifer Collection. The Steelroots exhibition showcases 14 massive sculptures composed of rolled and bent steel pipes, some that soar up to 40 feet high. The Arboretum will display some of Tobin’s additional, dazzling works in various media.
Museum of Science and Industry
57th Street and Lake Shore Drive
www.msichicago.org
Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 North Cannon Drive
www.naturemuseum.org
The Chicago Academy of Sciences and its Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum inspire people to learn about and care for nature and the environment. The Academy improves quality of life in Chicago and the region by delivering superior environmental and science education programs to students and teachers, by offering Museum exhibitions and conducting public programs that foster green living, and by restoring local ecosystems and advancing scientific knowledge through collections and research.
Hours
Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Birth of Coffee
Through May 9
Experience The Birth of Coffee at the Nature Museum through May 9. Linda Rice Lorenzetti and Daniel Lorenzetti traveled a quarter of a million miles to trace the origins of America’s favorite morning drink. The result is a compelling photography exhibition shedding light on the complexity of our global food system.
Swedish American Museum
5211 North Clark St.
www.swedishamericanmuseum.org
The Field Museum
1400 South Lake Shore Dr.
www.fieldmuseum.org
The Oriental Institute Museum
1155 East 58th Street
http://oi.uchicago.edu/
