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CEO David Mosena at the Museum of Science and Industry's 2018 annual fundraising Columbian Ball.

Museum of Science and Industry head David Mosena to retire after 23 years, renaming of museum

May 22, 2026 at 8:05 p.m.

Museum of Science and Industry CEO David Mosena Wednesday announced plans to retire in the fall, following 23 years at the helm of the popular South Side attraction, the museum...

Female lion at Brookfield Zoo dies from mysterious fall into moat not long after death of longtime mate

May 22, 2026 at 8:05 p.m.

In the span of two weeks, Brookfield Zoo has lost both of its African lions, the longtime male-female pair Zenda and Isis. The second death, of the comparatively healthy female...

Black American civil rights leader Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968) addresses crowds during the March On Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, where he gave his 'I Have A Dream' speech.

The 2020 museum slate stars icons from RBG to MLK to Frida Kahlo

May 22, 2026 at 8:05 p.m.

Not every museum show about a cultural icon coming this winter features people known by three initials. But two of the most intriguing -- looks at Martin Luther King and...

Brookfield Zoo male lion Zenda dies at 14 of age-related issues

May 22, 2026 at 8:05 p.m.

Brookfield Zoo veterinary staff euthanized the institution's 14-year-old male African lion Zenda as a result of age-related degeneration, the zoo announced Friday. Zenda, who had been at Brookfield since 2008,...

DePaul Art Museum, Director Julie Rodrigues Widholm is the Tribune's Chicagoan of the Year in museums. Photographed Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019.

Chicagoan of the Year in museums: Julie Rodrigues Widholm brings purposeful multiculturalism into rising DePaul Art Museum

May 22, 2026 at 8:06 p.m.

The DePaul Art Museum was closed, as it usually is on Tuesdays. But when a DePaul University student who works there walked up to the front door with friends and...

"Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda shows off a section of "Hamilton the Exhibition" on Northerly Island in Chicago in April 2019. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

From Warhol to, yes, Hamilton, the 10 best museum exhibits in Chicago for 2019

May 22, 2026 at 8:06 p.m.

The biggest museum news of 2019 didn't come in the galleries, but over the front door: A Chicago billionaire donated $125 million to get a South Side institution renamed the...

The front entry to the Art Institute of Chicago, shown in Sept., 2019.

Art Institute gives free admission to City Colleges students

May 22, 2026 at 8:06 p.m.

The 77,000 City Colleges of Chicago students can now enter the Art Institute for free, saving the $14 currently charged to students who live in the city. To take advantage...

Sahar, a male African lion formerly at Lincoln Park Zoo, pictured in the old Kovler Lion House habitat in 2014.

Outdated Lincoln Park Zoo lion house to be modernized and renamed after $15 million donation

May 22, 2026 at 8:06 p.m.

A $15 million donation has allowed Lincoln Park Zoo to start the gut rehab of its central Kovler Lion House, the last phase of a decade-long zoo makeover, the institution...

Shedd Aquarium coral researcher Ross Cunning takes notes as he collects coral samples at a warm-water "patch reef" on the Yellow Bank near the Exumas in the Bahamas.

The world’s coral reefs are dying. Shedd scientists in the Bahamas are searching for a chance for their survival.

May 22, 2026 at 8:06 p.m.

Wetsuit still zipped up to his neck from an earlier dive, Ross Cunning stands amid dozens of chunks of coral in the saltwater live well on board the Coral Reef...

Amanda Weiler, dive program manager with the Shedd Aquarium, takes a picture of the sunrise as she celebrates her birthday aboard the Coral Reef II.

Life aboard the Shedd’s Coral Reef II: Come for the science but don’t miss a meal

May 22, 2026 at 8:06 p.m.

When I suggested, after being aboard the Shedd Aquarium's Coral Reef II, that there were aspects of life on that boat that resembled summer camp, it did not go over...

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