DAY AT THE MUSEUM S
ponsored by Smithsonian magazine, Museum Day Live is the day each year (Sept. 21) when you can visit a select museum for free with a special ticket from www.smithsonianmag. com. Here are our picks!
ADLER PLANETARIUM A whole galaxy awaits at the Adler, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing this year. Check out the Grainger Sky Theatre and domed cafe with quite the view. www.adlerplanetarium.org
the works of our nation’s best scribes. Currently on display: Bob Dylan–Electric celebrates the poetry of the cultural icon. www.americanwritersmuseum.org
DUSABLE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY As one of the oldest institutes celebrating African American culture and history, this stunning landmark building offers exhibits such as the “Harold Washington Story” and “Freedom, Resistance and the Journey Toward Equality.” www. dusablemuseum.org
Recently opened, the American Writers Museum on Michigan Ave. is devoted to
This is not your typical art museum; rather, the 1,200
NATIONAL HELLENIC MUSEUM Located in Greektown, this newly renovated museum honors the contributions of this ancient culture and modern-day Greek Americans with 20,000 artifacts. www.nationalhellenicmuseum.org
PEGGY NOTEBAERT NATURE MUSEUM Presented by the Chicago Academy of Sciences, this Lincoln Park gem connects kids with nature through exhibits like “Birds of Chicago” and an incredible butterfly haven. www. naturemuseum.org
COURTESY DUSABLE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
AMERICAN WRITERS MUSEUM
INTUIT: CENTER FOR INTUITIVE AND OUTSIDER ART
works uncover self-taught art, or that which is un-influenced by mainstream culture. www.art.org
DUSABLE MUSEUM
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SEPTEMBER 2019
