Gender-neutral Castle exhibit lets children do medieval the modern way
Two boys charge in from somewhere else in the museum. "Wait, don't tell me the swords are all gone!" says one. "Yes, two swords!" Brandishing the mock weapons, they run...
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Rehabbed Millennium Park fountain reopens with new screens
For 13 years, the twin, glass-block towers of Crown Fountain have been a public face of Chicago in its most popular park, the fountain's colorful full-mug videos spitting water onto...
Exhibit on U.S. spies and traitors hopes to speak to present day
"Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs," a new exhibit at the Chicago History Museum, seems a fitting one for our times, and that's part of why the North Side museum is putting it...
In new season, ‘Veep’ leaves D.C., remains sharp
Even if you haven't watched HBO's "Veep," you may have heard of it in recent months. There's a line going around amid opponents of the Trump administration about the Trump...
Rolling Stones’ ‘Exhibitionism’ packs nostalgic punch
The Rolling Stones appearing on Navy Pier sounds like a latter-day Stones move: the one-time bad boys of Brit rock, the anti-Beatles, drug criminals across multiple continents, casting their lot...
Adults to pay more, teens to get in free at Museum of Contemporary art
Beginning June 1, the admission fee to enter Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art will be higher for adults but free for teens 18 and younger. The Chicago Park District board...
New Adler show helps get you eclipse-ready
On Aug. 21, a celestial event that would have been really scary a thousand years ago will darken Chicago's doorstep. A total solar eclipse will occur on that date, which...
MCA will let more teens in free, ask more from adults
Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art will be free to teenagers beginning in June, the museum announced Tuesday, but the institution may become more expensive for adults even as it adds...
Mick and Keith get satisfaction from Stones exhibit
Beginning next weekend, a big chunk of rock 'n' roll history will be in residence on Navy Pier. "Exhibitionism," a collection of artifacts and interactive displays spanning the Rolling Stones'...
Millennium Park is new top Midwest visitor destination, high-tech count finds
Navy Pier is no longer the top tourist attraction in Chicago and the Midwest, according to a newly applied crowd-counting methodology. The pier hasn't lost visitors, but Millennium Park gained...