Why a dolphin pregnancy has the Shedd holding its breath
Usually, the Phelps Auditorium at Shedd Aquarium shows "Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure," a film said to be rendered in 4D, the technology that, apparently, turns 3D up to 11....
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If these objects could talk … ‘Secret Lives’ at Chicago History Museum
Nathan Leopold's eyeglasses, eyewitness to an infamous murder — and evidence of it. Ann Landers' typewriter, conduit for common-sense advice. Booth One at the Pump Room, marker of status and...
‘Materials Science’ opens at MSI with a massive microscope at its center
The visual centerpiece of the Museum of Science and Industry's new temporary exhibit, "Materials Science," is an atom probe field ion microscope, a Smart Car-sized device that looks so important...
It’s #MuseumWeek on Twitter: Chicago museums join in
Museums and Twitter do not, at first, seem like natural allies. The former aim to be more or less timeless, representations of what is important and lasting and has been...
Art online turns into reality
The high school students stood in front of "Nighthawks," the real version of the 1942 Edward Hopper painting they'd previously studied in a digital incarnation. Somebody pointed an iPhone toward...
Ireland exhibit at Art Institute goes beyond the blarney
Yes, the major exhibition of Irish art and craft works at the Art Institute of Chicago opened on St. Patrick's Day. But it is almost in rebuke to that holiday,...
Adler Planetarium cuts 15 jobs, including astronomers
The Adler Planetarium laid off 15 full-time employees Wednesday, about 8 percent of its workforce, citing "an effort to optimize our staffing and business model," Adler President Michelle Larson said...
Selfie sticks in Chicago: Banned at Art Institute, OK at MSI
What's something you can do in the Field Museum and the Museum of Science and Industry, but you can't do in the Art Institute and can only do in lobby...
Brookfield Zoo innovations have animals foraging for food
When red pandas go on exhibit for the first time at Brookfield Zoo in July, they'll be housed around a broad tree that looks like a giant bonsai and has...
Illinois Holocaust Museum: Equal parts daunting and rewarding
The geographical place name in the title of the Illinois Holocaust Museum probably doesn't do the institution any favors. What, a potential visitor might think, could a Midwestern state have...