9/17/07 - 1/7/08 Tues - Sat 9:30 – 5:00, Sundays 12 - 5:00, Mondays 9:30 - 12:00 
Think Tank Exhibit
Kohls Children Museum 2100 Patriot Boulevard, Glenview, IL, 60026
Think Tank is a hands-on and minds-on exhibit where children are given the opportunity to learn new ways to solve puzzles, riddles, and mind-teasers. The exhibit will begin when visitors apply their smarts as they solve wacky puzzles, experiment with mirror magic, and optical illusions.
Free with Museum Admission |
10:00 am - 4 pm, Tues – Sat 
Beyond Broken Bones
The International Museum of Surgical Science 1524 N Lake Shore Drive
The "Beyond Broken Bones" exhibit highlights the past, present, and potential of medical innovations for diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Contemporary instruments and products, historical artifacts, and large-scale text and image panels on display showcase a continuum of advancements.
Free with Museum Admission |
10/6/2007, 10/13/2007, 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Invent Cool Gliders
Chicago Children's Museum 700 East Grand Ave Suite 127
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Free with Museum Admission |
9:30 am – 4:00 pm 
Free Days
Museum of Science and Industry 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive, Chicago IL, 60637
Experience the Museum of Science and Industry – free!
Enjoy free general admission 10/2/2007, 10/8/2007 and 10/9/2007. General admission does not include parking or entrance to Omnimax® and 3-D Theaters, U-505 on-board tour and Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination.
Free |
Ongoing permanent exhibition until 1/1/2008, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Darwin
The Field Museum 1400 S Lake Shore Drive
Discover the man and the revolutionary theory that changed the world.
Ticketed exhibition; Prices vary. |
9/29/2007,9/30/2007 10/6/2007,10/7/2007, 10/13/2007,10/14/2007, 11:30 am and 1:30 pm
Kraft Story Time
The Field Museum 1400 S Lake Shore Drive Chicago IL
Take a seat in the Crown Family PlayLab to hear a story and make an art project to take home--all in 20 minutes! Featured titles will include When the Wind Stops by Charlotte Zolotow, Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert, and Cuckoo/Cucu by Lois Ehlert.
Free with Museum Admission |
Ongoing permanent exhibition, 9 am - 5 pm
Underground Adventure
The Field Museum 1400 S Lake Shore Drive
See what life is like through the eyes of a bug. Explore an underground world where everything is 100 times its normal size and discover the diverse web of life that lives beneath your feet.
Ticketed exhibition; Prices vary. |
On going
Night Sky Star Count
Online Cyberspace
Use your powers of observation to participate in a city wide science project. By counting stars in your neighborhood, you can help us to measure light pollution across the whole city of Chicago.
Free |
Ongoing permanent exhibition, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
The Ancient Americas
The Field Museum 1400 S Lake Shore Drive
Take an epic journey through 13,000 years of human ingenuity and achievement. Experience the world of Ice-Age mammoth hunters…see how families lived in the first settled villages…explore the awe-inspiring empires of the Incas and Aztecs, and the richness of ancient life in Chicago’s own back yard.
Free with Museum Admission |
10:00 am – 5:00 pm Tues-Sat, noon-5:00 pm Sun
From Dreams to Determination: The Legacies of the Dr.s Percy and Anna Julian
The DuSable Museum 740 East 56th Place
Dr. Percy Lavon Julian, a renowned scientist in the field of chemistry, and his wife Dr. Anna Johnson Julian, a social activist and change agent, hold prominent footnotes in the annuals of American history. However, such as many facets of the contributions of African Americans to history, the story of the Julian’s is largely omitted and rarely told. This exhibition, From Dreams to Determination: The Legacy of Doctors Percy and Anna Julian, intends to bring to the forefront their footnote in American history and honor the fascinating legacy of two African Americans whose lives impacted all of humanity.
Free with Museum Admission Sundays are free days |
10:00 am – 4:00 pm, Tues - Sat
The Universal Condition: Alleviating Pain
The International Museum of Surgical Science 1524 N Lake Shore Drive
Nearly every human being experiences pain at some point in life. This exhibit examines issues in the perception of pain and chronicles medicine’s quest to relieve it, from the ancient use of psychoactive plants to contemporary laser therapy, focusing on milestones such as the discovery of anesthesia.
Free with Museum Admission |
10:00 am - 4 pm, Tues – Sat
Anatomy In the Gallery
The International Museum of Surgical Science 11524 N Lake Shore Drive
The Museum proudly presents Recovery, an exhibition of embroidered x-rays by Matthew Cox, and Under the Looking Glass, fiber and mixed media sculptures by Maggie Leininger, both on view through October 19, 2007.
Free with Museum Admission |
September 29-January 6, 10 am-5 pm (Sun., Mon., Wed., Dri.) 10am-8 pm (Thurs. & Sat.), 10am-8pm Target Free Family Day first Monday of each month,
5-8 pm Kraft Free Family Night each Tuesday
TCurious George: Let's get Curious!!
700 E. Grand Ave., Suite 127
Explore your curiosity when Curious George: Let’s Get Curious arrives at Chicago Children’s Museum. Based on H.A. and Margret Rey’s lovable monkey, this exhibit will lead young visitors on a fun, interactive science, math and engineering-based adventure. Pick up your Curious George Guide and explore and experiment with important scientific concepts like light, physics and problem solving in a hands-on, playful way!
! Free with Museum Admission. |
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