Adler Planetarium & Astronomy MuseumThe Art Institute of ChicagoChicago Academy of Sciences Chicago Historical Society Chicago Public Schools DuSable Museum of African American History The Field Museum Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum Museum of Science and Industry John G. Shedd Aquarium


We've got fun down to a science!® Since 1933, the Museum of Science and Industry has been the place to step into the action and get your hands on science.

Petroleum Planet
Turn into a hydrocarbon molecule and discover how petroleum is transformed into many of our everyday products.

Enterprise
Minding your own business has never been such fun! See what it takes to run your own company.

U-505 Submarine
Explore an authentic captured German submarine from World War II.

Coal Mine
Plunge into the depths of a true-to-life Illinois coal mine.

All Aboard the Silver Streak
Ride back in time on the record-breaking Pioneer Zephyr train.

The Farm
Experience harvest time on a family farm - any time of the year.

National Time Museum
Lose yourself in a spectacular display of thousands of exquisite timepieces.

Henry Crown Space Center Omnimax® Theater
Immerse yourself in a film like never before with Chicago's only five-story domed Omnimax screen.

IMAGING: The Tools of Science
Morph your face. Encounter cutting-edge computer imaging technology.

Take Flight
Soar through the skies and experience a simulated take-off and landing of a real Boeing 727 inside the Museum.

Colleen Moore's Fairy Castle
Tiptoe around a miniature world of magic, splendor and delicate detail.

Networld
Break through your computer screen and learn all about the Internet.

Ships Through The Ages
"Ships Through The Ages" is a collection of approximately 50 authentic ship models ranging from reproductions of the first flimsy seacraft that dared to sail the ocean nearly 5,000 years ago up to luxury liners of the mid-1900s. The exhibit features outstanding examples of ships typifying the different eras in man's long battle to travel the sea. Models of approximately 50 famous ships are on view.

Yesterday's Main Street
The re-created 1910 street of yesteryear takes visitors back to an era when silent movies played and children waited in line for old fashion soda fountain drinks.

The Palace of Fine Arts
In 1933, Julius Rosenwald opened the restored and converted Palace of Fine Arts, as the Museum of Science and Industry. It was the last remaining major structure from the 1893 World's Fair and is a classic example of beaux arts architecture.

Visit the Museum of Science and Industry web site

 

©2007 Chicago Board of Education and the Museums in the Park
Copyrights of Exhibit Art