Museums
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Cantigny offers guided history hikesJul 15, 2021 11:00 pm - Have you ever wondered why Cantigny Park exists and what is the First Division Museum? Or who was Robert McCormick, and why there are tanks on the grounds? On Thursdays...
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Stacy's Tavern Museum welcomes first tour group of the 175th yearJul 09, 2021 11:00 pm - On Friday, July 9, Stacy's Tavern Museum in Glen Ellyn welcomed the first group touring the museum during their 175th year. They were greeted by tour guide, historian a...
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Best Bets: Swing into Elmhurst Art Museum's 'Par Excellence Redux'Jul 06, 2021 6:00 am - Interactive art Recreation meets art with the interactive exhibit "Par Excellence Redux: The Front 9." Local and national artists, designers and architects have been com...
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Smithsonian magazine announces 17th annual Museum Day Sept. 18Jul 05, 2021 11:00 pm - Smithsonian magazine has designated Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021 as the 17th annual Museum Day, an initiative in which participating museums across the United States open th...
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Dogs on display: Museum fetes 200 years of cartoon caninesJul 05, 2021 6:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio - In a 1970 Beetle Bailey comic strip, the character known as Sarge berates his uniform-wearing dog, Otto, for a paperwork mistake. "Think, Otto, think!!"...
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34th annual Heritage Fair returns with historic flair July 10Jul 01, 2021 11:00 pm - The McHenry County Historical Society & Museum will host its 34th annual Heritage Fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 11, at the museum, 6422 Main St. in Union. This...
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Morton Arboretum branches out with $15 million garden for centennialJul 01, 2021 5:30 am - In the core of the Morton Arboretum, if you wander off beyond the Visitor Center, you'll come across a prim and proper garden. It's a formal space of rigid shapes. Rows ...
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Stacy's Tavern Museum in Glen Ellyn opens for tours July 7Jun 30, 2021 11:00 pm - After being closed to the public during the pandemic, Stacy's Tavern Museum in Glen Ellyn opens for docent-led tours in 2021 by appointment only beginning July 7. Hours ...
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Smithsonian poster exhibit pops up on Elmhurst History Museum's lawnJun 30, 2021 11:00 pm - This summer, the Elmhurst History Museum is all about the moon and space travel, in particular commemorating two historic NASA missions that took place more than 50 year...
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New film series brings outdoor movies downtown Aurora this summerJun 29, 2021 11:00 pm - "Bringing Up Baby" will be the first movie that will be viewed outdoors this summer at the Aurora Regional Fire Museum. A new outdoor film series sponsored by Aurora Dow...