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Home » Museum of Science and Industry

Tag: Museum of Science and Industry

A small crowd of people stand in front of a wall playing a video of an ocean wave crashing.
Posted inArts & Culture

How much plastic is in Lake Michigan?

by Kerry Cardoza October 9, 2023October 16, 2023

Plastic has been found in the corpses of elephants in Sri Lanka, in human breast milk, in fish in Lake Michigan, in bottled water, in Antarctica. You’ve probably heard of the Great Pacific garbage patch, a floating mass of disintegrating plastic between Hawai’i and California that’s estimated to cover 620,000 square miles. Or the statistic […]

Posted inAgenda

Stepney, stationery, grown folks, and All That Glitters

by Salem Collo-Julin August 18, 2022August 18, 2022

Chicago’s Central Camera is a great example of a small business that has persevered through multiple challenges–check out contributor Zinya Salfiti’s cover story in our latest issue to read more. And if you’re inspired to seek out more local legacy businesses, go no further than roughly a mile north to Atlas Stationers, who celebrate their […]

Posted inArts & Culture

Black creatives never stopped creating

by Arionne Nettles April 28, 2021August 18, 2021

This year’s Black Creativity is a testament to the artists and program leaders who didn’t give up on shining a spotlight on Black art.

Posted inArts & Culture

Chicago museums and galleries prepare to optimistically reopen

by Arionne Nettles February 9, 2021August 18, 2021

The leaders of the city’s cultural institutions remain encouraged after facing the most recent round of closings in November.

Posted inCity Life

Halloween events, loud music, and mascot run-ins

by Salem Collo-Julin October 30, 2020August 18, 2021

Upcoming events and recommendations from our listings coordinator

Posted inMusic

The Chosen Few Picnic & Festival comes to everybody’s backyards

by Leor Galil June 30, 2020August 18, 2021

For its 30th anniversary, one of the world’s largest house-music parties has been pushed online by the pandemic—but it might reach even more people that way.

Posted inArts & Culture

Black Creativity thrives in its 50th year

by Arionne Nettles January 28, 2020August 18, 2021

The legacy of the Museum of Science and Industry exhibition is built on cultural representation and innovation.

Posted inMusic

Photos: The grill masters of the Chosen Few Picnic

by Leor Galil and Zakkiyyah Najeebah July 9, 2019June 20, 2023

The grill masters of the Chosen Few Picnic are the fans who feed the fans.

Posted inArts & Culture

Robot Riot, the tabletop sumo competition, is back

by Luca Cimarusti January 23, 2019August 18, 2021

Its creators promise lots more mechanical mayhem, doughnuts, and beer.

Posted inArts & Culture

Now’s the time to visit Jackson Park while you still can

by Kate Schmidt September 19, 2018August 18, 2021

See Frederick Law Olmsted’s stunning grounds before the Obama Center further encroaches.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago police have solved less than 20 percent of the murders committed in 2017, and other news

by Kate Shepherd August 28, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, 12 museums are offering free admission for CPS students this week.

Posted inBlogs

It’s the end of the world at the Museum of Science and Industry and we feel fine

by Aimee Levitt June 22, 2017August 18, 2021

A new exhibit shows off the life and times of the Doomsday Clock.

Posted inBlogs

‘Robot Revolution’ at MSI, Michelle Alexander and Naomi Klein in conversation, and more things to do in Chicago this week

by Brianna Wellen May 8, 2017August 18, 2021

Indie Boots Theater Festival, Bit Bash Takeover, and more happenings from May 8-11

Posted inBlogs

National Robotics Week, Focus on Syria, and more things to do this weekend

by Brianna Wellen April 7, 2017August 18, 2021

Funny Grabs Back, Ali Wong, and more happenings from April 7-9.

Posted inBlogs

Election Party on Mars, ‘Where the Wild Things Are,’ and more things to do in Chicago this week

by Jack Ladd November 7, 2016August 18, 2021

Election Eve Bash, SlutTalk, and more happenings from November 7-10.

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