Events for November 9th, 2009
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Monday - November 9th
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Community Discount Days
Shedd Aquarium - 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Free general admission and discounts for admission to the Oceanarium and "Wild Reef" exhibits.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Fantasea
Shedd Aquarium - 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
The newest permanent Oceanarium show features sea lions, penguins, dolphins, beluga whales and other aquatic life. Show times vary.
Events / Museum Exhibit
Chicago Architecture Foundation's 'Chicago Model City'
Chicago Architecture Foundation - 224 S. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
A large-scale, 400-block representation of the Chicago Loop includes 1,000 highly detailed buildings. City photographs, maps and videos complement the display.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Telescopes: Through the Looking Glass
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum - 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
Celebrating 400 years of the astronomical telescope, this interactive exhibit explores the technology used to gather information about the universe.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Picture Perfect: Art from the Caldecott Award Books, 2006-2009
Art Institute of Chicago - 111 S. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
A showcase of 17 books that have received top honors for their illustrations.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
On the Scene: Jason Lazarus, Wolfgang Ploger, Zoe Strauss
Art Institute of Chicago - 111 S. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
Check out works from a trio of emerging photographers.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
James Castle: A Retrospective
Art Institute of Chicago - 111 S. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
Explore more than 200 drawings, books and constructions by the 20th Century self-taught artist.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
The Supper at Emmaus
Art Institute of Chicago - 111 S. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
See the 1601 oil painting by Italian artist Caravaggio.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Apostles of Beauty: Arts and Crafts from Britain to Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago - 111 S. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
See more than 190 works from British artists William Morris, Elbert Hubbard and Charles Robert Ashbee.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Skywatchers of Africa
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum - 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
A film in the planetarium's Sky Theater explores how Africans have turned to the sky for help with survival techniques, spiritual enrichment, seafaring and more.
