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MUSEUM EXHIBITS & SPECIAL EVENTS |
The Field Museum -
1400 S. Lake Shore Drive -
Chicago, IL 60605 -
(312) 922-9410
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Open Run |
Underground Adventure |
There's more to soil than meets the
eye. The world of soil is a rich habitat for many amazing creatures.
What do you think life would be like if you lived underground?
You've come to the right place to find out! |
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Open Run |
The Ancient Americas |
The Field Museum’s ground-breaking new
exhibition, The Ancient Americas, takes you on a journey through
13,000 years of human ingenuity and achievement in the western
hemisphere, where hundreds of diverse societies thrived long before
the arrival of Europeans. |
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Mar 5 - Sep 6 |
Mammoths and Mastodons: |
Titans of the Ice Age
Journey back to the Ice Age through monumental video installations,
roam among saber-toothed cats and giant bears, and wonder over some
of the oldest human artifacts in existence. |
The Art Institute of
Chicago - 111 S. Michigan Ave. - Chicago, IL 60603 - (312)
443-3600
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July 25–Oct. 3 |
Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century |
The two most important developments in photography in the first half
of the 20th century were the emergence of lasting artistic
traditions and the rise of mass-circulation picture magazines. Henri
Cartier-Bresson (1908–2004) was a leading figure in both domains. In
the early 1930s, he helped to define photographic modernism, using a
handheld camera to snatch beguiling images from fleeting moments of
everyday life. After World War II, he turned to photojournalism, and
the magic and mystery of his early work gave way to an equally
uncanny clarity and completeness. |
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July 17 - Oct. 3 |
Arthur Pope and a New Survey of Persian Art |
In celebration of the opening of the Art Institute’s newly
refurbished permanent installation of the art of the Islamic world,
the museum proudly presents Arthur Pope and a New Survey of Persian
Art. This exhibition will highlight this historically important
collection of Persian art, which was developed under the guidance of
Arthur Upham Pope (1881–1969). |
The Chicago Theatre - 175 N. State St. - Chicago, IL 60601 - (312)
462-6300
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Weekly
Mon - Thu, Sat |
Marquee Tour |
Experience one of the last standing
movie palaces in the country and see how it became a legendary
performance venue. |
The Morton Arboretum -
4100 Illinois Rt 53 -
Lisle, IL 60532 - (630) 968-0074
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Morton Arboretum Events &
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Lincoln Park Conservatory, 2391 N.
Stockton Drive - Chicago, IL 60614 - (312) 742-7736
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May 22 - Sep 26 |
Summer Tropical Flower Show |
Visitors can experience a tropical paradise in
Chicago at either the Lincoln Park Conservatory, 2391 N. Stockton
Drive, or the Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Ave
this summer. Garfield Park Conservatory’s tropical flower display
begins May 29 and runs through September 26. Lincoln Park
Conservatory’s tropical flower display begins May 22 and runs
through September 26. |
Garfield Park Conservatory - 300 N. Central Park Ave. - Chicago,
IL 60624 - (312) 746-5100
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May 29 - Sep 26 |
Summer Tropical Flower Show |
Visitors can experience a tropical paradise in
Chicago at either the Lincoln Park Conservatory, 2391 N. Stockton
Drive, or the Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Ave
this summer. Garfield Park Conservatory’s tropical flower display
begins May 29 and runs through September 26. Lincoln Park
Conservatory’s tropical flower display begins May 22 and runs
through September 26. |
Millennium Park - 201 E. Randolph St. - Chicago, IL -
(312) 742-1168
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Jun 5 - Sep 11
Mondays |
Free Workouts |
Start your summer off refreshed with Millennium
Park's free energizing workouts on the Great Lawn of the Jay
Pritzker Pavilion. Workouts are open to people with all levels of
experience, are 45 minutes long and will be held from 7 a.m. to 11
a.m. every Saturday from June 5 through September 11.
Each week, instructors from will lead classes in Tai Chi at 7 a.m.,
Yoga sessions at 8 a.m., Pilates workouts at 9 a.m. and Dance
Aerobics at 10 a.m. New this year will be live music during the yoga
and Pilates classes, played over Millennium Park's state-of-the-art
sound system. |
Jun 7 - Sep 4
Monday & Saturday |
Edible Audible Picnic |
Edible Audible Picnic, the
poly-rhythmic music series returns to Millennium Park at noon this
summer, featuring local DJs and live bands as diverse and entrancing
as the electronic genre in which they play. This free series expands
to include 16 concerts on Mondays and Saturdays at noon, beginning
June 7 through September 4. Edible Audible Picnic will feature the
experimental, house and bass-thumping sounds of local DJs including
Green Velvet, The Cool Kids and All City Affairs. Also on tap will
be the international and national sounds of El Guincho, Juan Maclean
and Dosh, among others, played over the Park's state-of-the-art
sound system. |
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Jun 9 - Sep 3 |
Family Fun Festival |
The Family Fun Festival returns to Millennium Park
this summer, making the Park the place to be for kids of all ages.
Every day, from June 9 through September 3 between 10AM and 3PM,
family performances and hands-on activities will take place in the
Family Fun Tent, located on the Park's Chase Promenade North.
Activities in the Family Fun Tent every day include Wiggleworms at
10AM, when instructors from the Old Town School of Folk Music will
lead young children in a fun-filled sing-along that will have kids
singing and dancing to popular children's favorites from the
Wiggleworms program. The Reading Circle follows at 11AM, and
concerts by some of the most notable names in local and regional
entertainment will take place at 1PM. Throughout the day, the Family
Fun tent's Activity Zone will include hands-on craft projects and
garden, science and environmental activities led by some of the
region's popular museums and cultural institutions. |
Adler Planetarium -
1300 S Lake Shore Drive -
Chicago, IL 60605-2403 -
(312) 922-STAR
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Open Run |
One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure |
One World, One Sky: Big Bird's
Adventure is an original planetarium show based on the popular
children's show Sesame Street. Big Bird, Elmo and their friend from
China, Hu Hu Zhu, take viewers on a journey of discovery to learn
about the Big Dipper, the North Star, the Sun and the Moon. |
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Open Run |
Cosmic Collisions |
Narrated by award-winning actor,
director, and producer Robert Redford, Cosmic Collisions launches
visitors on an awe-inspiring trip through space and time-well beyond
the calm face of the night sky-to explore the hypersonic impacts
that drive the continuing evolution of the Universe. |
Museum of Science & Industry -57th Street & Lake Shore Dr. -Chicago, IL 60637
- (773) 684-1414
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Open Run |
YOU! The Experience, |
This 15,000-square-foot permanent
exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry is one of the first
and largest exhibitions that showcases the connection between the
human mind, body and spirit in the 21st century while inviting you
to experiment with more than 50 fun, cutting-edge and provocative
interactive displays |
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Open Run |
Science Storms |
Science begins with wonder inspired by
nature
Why does a tornado spin?
Why does a wave break?
Why does a flame burn?
Why does lightning strike?
Our questions about the world begin almost as soon as we're aware of
it. Science can answer the questions, yet science is also the
process of asking. The essence of science emerges from this deep
human desire to observe the world around us and make sense of
nature’s awe-inspiring phenomena. Science Storms is a journey that
takes us from wonder to inquiry, curiosity to observation,
investigation to understanding. |
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Mar 4 - Jan 9 '11 |
Smart Home: Green + Wired |
The Smart Home: Green + Wired exhibit, a
fully-functioning, eco-friendly home on the Museum’s grounds, has
been transformed for 2010 by Midwest Living. The home is redesigned
to reflect the lifestyle of a couple looking to minimize home
maintenance, maximize efficiency and settle in to a space that not
only is beautiful, but functional. |
John G. Shedd Aquarium - 1200 South
Lake Shore Drive - Chicago, IL 60605 - (312) 939-2438
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Open |
Oceanarium - Reimagined |
Discover the reimagined Oceanarium.
Your favorite animals — plus new ones. The Pacific Northwest coast —
expanded. And just for kids, Polar Play Zone, where little
imaginations can run wild — and grow.
More than ever, the Oceanarium immerses you in the vibrant coastal
ecosystem of beluga whales, Pacific white-sided dolphins, sea otters
and sea lions. You’ll also find a host of fishes and invertebrates
that make their homes where freshwater flows into the ocean or where
tides turn seascapes to landscapes and back again each day. Use our
self-guided map to discover how animals are linked to each other,
their homes and you. |
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Open |
Fantasea |
Dolphins soar, belugas dance, and
penguins parade in Fantasea, the new aquatic show at Shedd! |
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Open |
Amazon Rising |
Take an exotic journey in the Amazon,
home to one-third of all living things. Watch out for anacondas and
piranhas, spiders, rays and crocodiles. See how the region’s
animals, plants and people adapt to the water’s dramatic annual rise
and fall. |
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Open |
Polar Play Zone |
Kids have a place at Shedd that they
can call their own—Polar Play Zone. It’s cool as ice and twice as
nice! The penguins think so, too.
Play! Splash! Pretend! What would you like to be? A sleek sliding
penguin? A deep-sea explorer? How about both? In Polar Play Zone,
you can slip into a penguin suit and try being a bird in the Icy
South play area. |
Navy Pier - 600 East Grand Avenue - Chicago, IL 60611 - (312) 595-PIER
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Open Run |
Amazing Chicago's Funhouse Maze |
Navigate your way through 4000 square
feet of exhilarating sensory experiences. Lose yourself in the
Mirror Maze, stumble your way through the Spinning Tunnel, stomp out
the Great Chicago Fire and much more! Find out for yourself why over
1 million guests have gotten lost here. |
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May 20 - Sep 30 |
Aeroballoon Chicago |
See the Chicago Skyline and Lake Michigan From the
Air
Floating 350 feet above Navy Pier! Float in silence 35 stories into
the air on the Navy Pier AeroBalloon, an anchored, helium-filled,
state of the art balloon. The balloon will carry up to 17 passengers
at a time for spectacular 360-degree panoramas of a bustling
downtown Chicago and a horizon-bending view of Lake Michigan. Fun
for the whole family! |
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May 28 - Sep 6 |
Cirque Shanghai |
Cirque Shanghai returns to the Pepsi®
Skyline Stage® on Navy Pier for the fifth year with an all-new
acrobatic spectacle, Cloud 9, May 28 - September 6. This jaw
dropping, eye popping, heart stopping and breathtakingly beautiful
show is fun for all ages. |
United Center - 1901 West Madison
Street - Chicago, IL 60612
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Sep. 8 - 12 |
Disney on Ice - Princess Classics |
Disney On Ice presents Princess Classics is an amazing journey to
the magical lands of Disney’s classic fairy tales. Travel to a
kingdom under the sea, an enchanted French castle, an Arabian palace
and more! With special guest Tinker Bell, enter the worlds of your
favorite Disney princesses – Cinderella, Jasmine, Ariel, Sleeping
Beauty, Belle, Mulan and Snow White – and see their dreams come true
as this royal skating extravaganza brings magic to Chicago! |
Allstate Arena - 6920 North Mannheim
Road - Rosemont, IL 60018
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Aug. 28 - Sep. 1 |
Walking with Dinosaurs |
Walking with Dinosaurs-The Arena Spectacular is a live adaptation of
the award-winning television series Walking with Dinosaurs. Like the
aforementioned TV series, The Arena Spectacular has to recreate
dinosaurs to the point of the viewers accepting the creatures as
real. |
Kohl Childrens Museum - 2100 Patriot Blvd. -
Glenview, IL 60026
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May 26 - Sep 5 |
Watch US Grow |
This dynamic live insect exhibit will show visitors the life cycle
of the Monarch butterfly, the Illinois state insect.
Things to Do:
• View four stages of butterfly development: eggs, caterpillars, pupas,
and adult butterflies.
• Compare the live specimens with larger-than-lifesize models.
• Explore how animals change and adapt through the metamorphosis process. |
Pullman State Historic Site -
11111 S. Forrestville Ave. -
Chicago, IL 60628 -
(773) 660-2341
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May 16 - Dec 31 |
The Great
Migration: What They Brought With Them |
Join us for this special exhibition of
photos, documents, artifacts & memorabilia brought to Chicago by
Black migrants. For more information please
call 773-291-9115 or email
chgoblackhistory@sbcglobal.net |
