Events for January 8th, 2009
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Thursday - January 8th
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
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
Cranes and Conversations
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum - 2430 N. Cannon Drive - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
A photography exhibition explores the sandhill crane migration route. Features work by Jill Metcoff and Diane Farris.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
In the Dark
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum - 2430 N. Cannon Drive - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
An interactive exhibition explores the sights and sounds of nature's night shift using computer games, mechanical displays and other elements.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Palladio - 500 Years
Istituto Italiano di Cultura - 500 N. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (River North)
Features photographs displaying Andrea Palladio's architectural projects for private residences from the 16th and 17th Centuries.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Windows to the World: The Science of Sight and Ophthalmic Art
International Museum of Surgical Science - 1524 N. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Gold Coast)
This permanent exhibit shows the history of vision aids including glasses, binoculars, industrial eye protection and more.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
The Universal Condition: Enduring and Alleviating Pain
International Museum of Surgical Science - 1524 N. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Gold Coast)
Chronicles the medical community's quest to relieve pain, from psychoactive plants to laser therapy.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Alexander Calder in Focus
Museum of Contemporary Art - 220 E. Chicago Ave. - Chicago (Gold Coast)
Features the artist's mobiles, drawings and paintings made between 1927 and 1968.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Nursing: Care for a Changing World
International Museum of Surgical Science - 1524 N. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Gold Coast)
Highlights the birth of modern nursing through artifacts, photographs and manuscripts.
