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Museums / Community Event
First Fridays
Museum of Contemporary Art - 220 E. Chicago Ave. - Chicago (Gold Coast)
An after-work mixer features a new theme each month, plus Wolfgang Puck appetizers, a DJ and a cash bar.
Every 1st Friday of the month 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Smart Home: Green + Wired
Museum of Science and Industry - 5700 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Hyde Park/University Of Chicago)
Tour a three-story sustainable "green" home constructed on the museum's grounds
Sundays : 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. (ends January 3)
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. (ends January 3)
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Bunce Island: A British Slave Castle in Sierra Leone
Field Museum - 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago
Discover the African castle which was a key site in the British slave trade.
Daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (ends February 28)
Except December 25
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Grainger Hall of Gems
Field Museum - 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago
The newly renovated space features more than 700 objects.
Daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Benito Juarez and the Making of Modern Mexico
Chicago History Museum - 1601 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Gold Coast)
Lean more about the late Mexican president
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (ends April 12)
Sundays : 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. (ends April 12)
Museums / Museum Exhibit
The Nature of Diamonds
Field Museum - 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago
Feast your eyes on dazzling pieces from Boucheron, Cartier, Tiffany & Co. and more
Daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (ends March 28)
Except December 25
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.
Sundays and Saturdays : 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (ends January 31)
Thursdays : 10:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. (ends January 31)
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Museums / Museum Exhibit
Abraham Lincoln Transformed
Chicago History Museum - 1601 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Gold Coast)
Take a closer look at how Lincoln's views on slavery changed during the Civil War
Sundays : 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. (ends April 12)
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays : 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (ends April 12)
Museums / Concert
Magical Musical Showcase
Museum of Contemporary Art - 220 E. Chicago Ave. - Chicago (Gold Coast)
A different Chicago club or organization presents a concert by one emerging artist each month. Cash bar; food is available for purchase.
November 24 : 6 p.m. Empty Bottle presents artist TBA
January 26 : 6 p.m. Lampo presents artist TBA
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Museums / Class
Trash to Treasure
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum - 2430 N. Cannon Drive - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
Bring in your leftover wrapping paper and help Chicago artist Erik Peterson create a mural that will hang on the wall of the museum.
