Highlights
The Museum of Science and Industry in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago holds more than 35,000 artifacts and has nearly 14 acres of interactive exhibits. The building, designed by Charles Atwood, was constructed for the World¿s Columbian Exposition in 1893 and was called the Palace of Fine Arts. It is the only remaining building from the Exposition. It opened as a museum for the first time in 1933 and has been visited by more than 175 million guests.
The Museum of Science and Industry in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago holds more than 35,000 artifacts and has nearly 14 acres of interactive exhibits. The building, designed by Charles Atwood, was constructed for the World¿s Columbian Exposition in 1893 and was called the Palace of Fine Arts. It is the only remaining building from the Exposition. It opened as a museum for the first time in 1933 and has been visited by more than 175 million guests.
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What makes this garden think it's so SMART?
It's the big eco-friendly ideas that boost the IQ of the landscape outside the Museum of Science and Industry Smart Home. PAGE 4 -
The Smart Home Green + Wired
What and how much: The Smart Home Green + Wired is open for guided tours only; a timed $10 ticket on top of museum admission ($13 for adults, $9 for children) is required. When: Tours are from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays (except...Tags: Energy Saving, Lake Shore Drive, Christmas, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Halloween
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It's smart to live 'eco' but it's easier not to
Special to the sentinelI'm standing in the smartest bathroom in the smartest house in the country: The shower tiles are made from recycled chardonnay bottles; the two-flush toilet saves water with every usage; the window maximizes natural light and privacy. As I learn what...Tags: Energy Saving, Orlando, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Alternative Energy, Florida
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Solstice model shines brightly
Chicago Tribune reporterA new three-bedroom, 3½-bath model has opened at Solstice on the Park in Hyde Park, designed by architect Jeanne Gang, principal of Studio/Gang/Architects. Located on the corner of 56th Street and Cornell Avenue, across from the Museum of Science and...Tags: Hyde Park, Jackson Park, Physical Fitness, Metal and Mineral, Lake Shore Drive
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New museum exhibit salutes inventors' waves of the future
Chicago Tribune reporterVisitors to a new permanent exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry reach it by stepping through a slightly eerie sheet of fog that drops from the ceiling to the floor, its droplets so fine that they won't get wet. The invention of a company in...Tags: Invention and Innovation, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Consumer Electronics Industry, Hybrid Vehicles
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Museums
Please submit listings by going online to metromix.com/listings. Art Institute of Chicago: Benin—Kings and Rituals: Court Arts From Nigeria: Features 220 bronze figures, altar heads, wall plaques, jewelry and more from the royal Benin Kingdom of...Tags: Natural Disasters, Brookfield Zoo, Furniture, Coral Reefs, Lake Shore Drive
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A cure for bored boys
Special to the Chicago TribuneMiddle school. It's the age most adults don't remember fondly. From 5th to 8th grade, 'tweens and teens are trapped in a juvenile limbo. Too old for kid stuff, too young for the high school social life. Boys particularly are difficult to entertain at...Tags: Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Best Buy Company Incorporated, Metal and Mineral, Games, Lake Shore Drive
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Then and now
50 cents Cost of admission to 1893 World's Columbian Exposition for an adult. $40 Cost of admission to virtual tour of the fair at Museum of Science and Industry; includes guided walking tour of the museum building and general museum admission. -
If you go
•What: "Blueprints to Our Past" tour, including virtual tour of 1893 World's Fair and guided tour of fair's only surviving building. •Where: Museum of Science and Industry, 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. •When: 1 p.m....Tags: Lake Shore Drive
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Now, that's a smart home
Associated PressThe bathroom tiles are recycled wine bottles. The hardwood floors are sustainable bamboo. And the sprawling garden gets sprinkled with rainwater collected in 300-gallon barrels. From its recycled plastic deck to its solar-paneled roof, everything in...Tags: Energy Saving, Metal and Mineral, Building Material, McGraw-Hill Incorporated, Game Playing
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'The Right Stuff' is next on launchpad for 'One Book, One Chicago'
Chicago Tribune reporterTo commemorate the 50th anniversary of NASA and Chicago's Air and Water Show, Chicago library officials on Thursday announced "The Right Stuff" by author-journalist Tom Wolfe as its 15th selection for the "One Book, One Chicago" citywide book club series....Tags: Adler Planetarium, Clubs and Associations, Steppenwolf Theatre, Libraries and Museums, Society
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Science Chicago celebration kicks off in September
Chicago Tribune reporterChicago hosted the world's first controlled nuclear reaction and built the world's first skyscraper, and soon it will be home to what organizers bill as "the world's largest science celebration." A collaboration of more than 120 Chicago-area...Tags: Millennium Park, MacArthur Foundation
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