Museums
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Wheaton League of Women Voters and Wheaton library host 'Living History' on Florence NightingaleMar 07, 2021 10:00 pm - The League of Women Voters of Wheaton, the Wheaton Public Library and the Robert McCormick House at Cantigny Park invite you to an impersonation of Florence Nightingale ...
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Best Bets: Marvel Universe lands at MSIMar 02, 2021 5:00 am - Comics empire See comics art, movie costumes, props and more when the traveling exhibit "Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes" opens to the general public Sunday at the Muse...
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Bloomingdale Park Museum reopens March 20 with 'Parodies of Painting Masterworks'Mar 01, 2021 10:00 pm - For its reopening March 20, the Bloomingdale Park Museum is hosting an exhibit titled "Parodies of Painting Masterworks." The exhibition features several hundred exampl...
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A Marvelous day: Superheroes take over when Museum of Science and Industry reopensFeb 28, 2021 6:00 am - Two exhibits at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago have been burned upon my brain since Grandma and Grandpa took me there in the '80s: the Whispering Gallery,...
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Best Bets: Joffrey Ballet premieres online 'Boléro'Feb 23, 2021 5:00 am - Ravel revelry The Joffrey Ballet is back with "Boléro," a new online take on Maurice Ravel's famous concert piece by choreographer Yoshihisa Arai. The performance featur...
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Feder: Broadcast museum to celebrate 100 years of radio's 'power and impact'Feb 23, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications has been closed to the public due to the pandemic, but behind the scenes they're working on a major new exhibit to open late...
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How the Elgin Public Museum made the best of its pandemic closureFeb 22, 2021 4:30 am - When the pandemic forced it to close to the public in November, the Elgin Public Museum had a rare opportunity. Sure, museum officials were disappointed. Public is thei...
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Best Bets: A cappella ensemble Naturally 7 performs a virtual concertFeb 16, 2021 5:00 am - Vibrant vocals Marvel at the vocals and sounds deployed by the a cappella ensemble Naturally 7 in a virtual concert starting Thursday. It's courtesy of North Central Co...
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Date with History to explore a lesser known aspect of Operation Desert StormFeb 15, 2021 10:00 pm - The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton continues its “Date with History” series with a virtual program focused on Operation Desert Storm. Retired Col. L....
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After 76 years, pieces of WWII plane finally return to Des PlainesFeb 15, 2021 4:30 am - Len Johnson achieved his decadelong quest to reclaim, preserve and display important vestiges of Northwest suburban wartime and aviation history when the artifacts of a ...