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Walk through space and time at Adler Planetarium

Extending out into Lake Michigan from its Museum Campus home, Adler Planetarium is America’s first planetarium and it has become a recognized leader in science…

Arts, culture & entertainment, Family, Museums

5 Chicago museum sleepovers for knowledge-hungry kids

Imagine slumbering with sharks, dozing with Dinosaurs, or bedding down with butterflies. Kids aged 6-12 and their families can do just that at these five Chicago museums.…

Published on September 17, 2018 by Judy Giannetto

7 boozy museum pop-ups & events in Chicago this September

Chicago is a bit of a pop-up mecca, with The Office, Harry Potter and Stranger Things being only a few of the see-and-be-seen themes on the city’s nightlife radar recently. In September, though, some of the city’s hottest booze-centric happenings are exuding a rather intellectual vibe, as time-honored, world-renowned museums join forces with speakeasies, cocktail joints and musicians to create limited-run experiences for all those partiers out there with an insatiable, uncontainable sense of curiosity.

Published on August 27, 2018 by Judy Giannetto