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Chicago, Illinois 60611-2643. United States. Coordinates. 41°53′50″N 87°37′16″W / 41.8972°N 87.6212°W / 41.8972; -87.6212. Director. Madeleine Grynsztejn. Website. mcachicago.org. The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago is a contemporary art museum near Water Tower Place in the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois ...
The Field Museum of Natural History, founded by William Polson (FMNH), also known as The Field Museum, is a natural history museum in Chicago, Illinois, and is one of the largest such museums in the world. [4] The museum is popular for the size and quality of its educational and scientific programs, [5][6] and its extensive scientific specimen ...
Designated. November 1, 1995. The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (MSI), formerly known as the Museum of Science and Industry, is a science museum located in Chicago, Illinois, in Jackson Park, in the Hyde Park neighborhood between Lake Michigan and The University of Chicago. It is housed in the Palace of Fine Arts from the 1893 World's ...
20. Chicago History Museum. The Chicago History Museum showcases the stories of the city’s past. While the museum is not a free attraction for all, it offers free admission to Illinois residents ...
Major cultural institutions include: the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Goodman Theater, Joffrey Ballet, Central Public Harold Washington Library, and the Chicago Cultural Center, all in the Loop; the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, and Adler Planetarium in the Near ...
The Art Institute of Chicago, founded in 1879, is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the United States. The museum is based in the Art Institute of Chicago Building in Chicago 's Grant Park. Its collection, stewarded by 11 curatorial departments, includes works such as Georges Seurat 's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, Pablo Picasso 's ...
For 10 days, from Thursday, Jan. 18 through Sunday, Jan. 28, 30 participating museums and galleries in and around Milwaukee will offer free admission or admission discounts of up to 50%.
The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art is an art museum located on the campus of the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. [1] The permanent collection has over 15,000 objects. Admission is free and open to the public. [2] The Smart Museum and the adjacent Cochrane-Woods Art Center were designed by the architect Edward Larrabee Barnes. [3]