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Chicago Cultural Center |
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78 E Washington St, Chicago 60602 • 312-744-6630
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Distance:
~0.29 mi * |
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THE LOOP. This stunning neo-classical building boasts glass domes and mosaic walls and was once the main branch of the Chicago Public Library. Today, it serves as a multimedia art complex, offering such things as daytime and evening concerts (often free of charge). The Museum of Broadcast Communications and a lovely shop selling arts and crafts reside here, and the gallery displays rotating art exhibits. Dance, theater, music, and symphony performances are also hosted. Call the Department of Sponsored Events for current schedules. |
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User Rating: 10
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Chicago Children's Museum |
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700 E Grand Ave Navy Pier, Chicago 60611 • 312-527-1000 • 312-527-4276
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Distance:
~0.72 mi * |
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STREETERVILLE. Located at the Navy Pier, the Children's Museum hosts more than 500,000 visitors each year. The museum serves children from toddlers to fifth grade as well as their parents and features 15 permanent exhibits. The museum also holds a number of special events throughout the year geared toward educating children and supporting area schools. |
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Museum of Contemporary Photography |
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600 S Michigan Ave Columbia College Chicago, Chicago 60605 • 312-663-5554
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Distance:
~0.82 mi * |
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DOWNTOWN. Located at Columbia College, this museum is dedicated to all this photographic. The collection includes over 6000 photographs and photographically related objects. The aspect of photos as communication tools is highlighted throughout the displays. The permanent collection mainly focuses on American photography post-WW II. The Midwest Photographers Project is one particular permanent exhibit that is very informative and well put together. |
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Spertus Museum |
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(Attractions & Activities - Museums) |
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610 S Michigan Ave across from Grant Park, Chicago 60605 • 312-322-1700
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Distance:
~0.82 mi * |
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DOWNTOWN. Educate yourself about Jewish heritage at Spertus, which offers a glimpse into the culture of the Jewish people. The museum chronicles more than 5,000 years of history and includes objects like textiles, coins, sculpture, and paintings. A Holocaust memorial remembers victims of the genocide and showcases people affected by it who have associations with Chicago. A shop, a kosher cafe, and library are also part of the facilities. |
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Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum |
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1300 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago 60605 • 312-322-0300
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Distance:
~1.53 mi * |
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MUSEUM CAMPUS. This eye-catching, twelve-sided building includes two sky theaters, one of which was the first planetarium in the western hemisphere. The theaters depict the night sky and allow visitors an up-close look at distant planets, moons, and galaxies. The complex also features exhibition rooms, a café, and a StarRider theater that offers amazing, interactive, virtual reality shows. In it, visitors use controls in their seats' armrests to participate in a 3-D simulation of space travel. On family-friendly Far Out Fridays, visitors get to see lots of shows, sit in on lectures, view the night sky, play games, and learn how to set up and use a telescope. |
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User Rating: 10
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Jane Addams Hull-House Museum |
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800 S Halsted St University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago 60607 • 312-413-5353
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Distance:
~1.67 mi * |
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LITTLE ITALY. A quest for social reform and belief in equal opportunities for all community members were driving forces behind Jane Addams' establishment in 1889 of a settlement house in one of Chicago's immigrant neighborhoods. Now owned by the surrounding university, the restored structure houses a museum that honors Addams, her work in Chicago, and her influence on civil rights and women's suffrage. Documents, furniture, and plenty of photographs tell the story of this remarkable woman. |
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International Museum of Surgical Science |
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(Attractions & Activities - Museums) |
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1524 N Lakeshore Dr, Chicago 60610 • 312-642-6502
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Distance:
~1.69 mi * |
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GOLD COAST. One of Chicago's most interesting and least famous museums, the International Museum of Surgical Science is a true gem. Chock-full of photos and artifacts from surgery's often gruesome development through the centuries, the museum is definitely not for those with a weak stomach. Check out a trepanned skull from Peru, early surgical implements, and even a re-creation of a turn-of-the-century dentist's office. The museum is housed in a four-floor Gold Coast house from 1917. |
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Museum of Holography |
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1134 W Washington Blvd, Chicago 60607 • 312-226-1007 • 312-829-2292
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Distance:
~1.82 mi * |
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GREEKTOWN. Holography, for the uninitiated, is laser-created art that often appears to have movement on the page. While it's common to hear about lasers being used in medicine and technology, they're also employed in this new form of three-dimensional art. This museum is a great place to discover how the phenomen works and see how it's created. In addition to viewing cutting-edge works, you can take a class and learn how to make the art for yourself. |
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Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art |
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(Attractions & Activities - Museums) |
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756 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60622 • 312-243-9088
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Distance:
~1.87 mi * |
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RIVER WEST. Located in the River West area, this museum is dedicated to showcasing artistic work known as "outsider art," or art created by artists that are unknown, unconventional, and without formal artistic training. The museum is developing more and more interest and now includes over 600 members. Its exhibits and educational programs make visitors aware of the large amount of activity in the area of outsider art in Chicago and around the nation. The museum has presented many exhibits, lectures, discussions, film screenings, and performances related to this fascinating art area. |
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Chicago History Museum |
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1601 N Clark St Lincoln Park, Chicago 60614 • 312-642-4600
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Distance:
~1.88 mi * |
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GOLD COAST. Chicago History Museum is dedicated to collecting information about, and preserving the heritage of, the city's past. It also focuses on select areas of American history and features permanent and rotating exhibits of art, historical objects, and artifacts. Visit and discover answers to questions like, "Why is Chicago dubbed 'the Windy City?'" and "How was Chicago involved in the Civil War?" The Society holds about 20 million historical documents and artifacts. Free admission on Mondays. |
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