Events for January 8th, 2009
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Thursday - January 8th
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Free admission
Museum of Science and Industry - 5700 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Hyde Park/University Of Chicago)
General admission only.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
USA Today
Museum of Contemporary Art - 220 E. Chicago Ave. - Chicago (Gold Coast)
Browse works created primarily during the 1980s and '90s.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Chic Chicago: Couture Treasures from the Chicago History Museum
Chicago History Museum - 1601 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Gold Coast)
View more than 50 couture items from 1861-1996
Museums / Museum Exhibit
The Aztec World
Field Museum - 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago
Includes artifacts, works of art and weapons detailing the rise and fall of the Aztec civilization.
Events / Museum Exhibit
Artifacts of Childhood: 700 Years of Children’s Books
Newberry Library - 60 W. Walton St. - Chicago (Near North Side)
Features the library's collection of 65 books and manuscripts created for and by children in more than 100 languages, from the 15th Century to the present.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Wild Reef: Sharks at Shedd
Shedd Aquarium - 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
Floor-to-ceiling windows provide guests with a diver's-eye view of a Philippine coral reef
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Seahorses and Seadragons
Shedd Aquarium - 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
A permanent exhibit features six species of seahorses: pipefish, snipefish, trumpetfish, leafy seadragons, potbelly seadragons and weedy seadragons.
Events / Museum Exhibit
Called to the Challenge: The Legacy of Harold Washington
Harold Washington Exhibit Hall, Harold Washington Library Center - 400 S. State St. - Chicago (Loop)
Exhibit examines the life of the former mayor and provides an overview of several projects initiated during his tenure.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Grand Cayman Iguana Exhibit
Shedd Aquarium - 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
See two of the most endangered lizards in the world.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Invasive Species
Shedd Aquarium - 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
See Asian carp, round gobies, zebra mussels and other threats to the Great Lakes ecosystem in the aquarium's newest permanent installment.
