Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Museum Campus Chicago


Related Topics

In the News (Sat 28 Nov 09)

  
 Articles - Chicago, Illinois   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
On August 12, 1833, the Town of Chicago was incorporated with a population of 350.
In the field of music, Chicago is well-known for its Chicago blues, Chicago soul and it is known as the birthplace of the House style of music, whose history is related to the development and fostering of the techno electronic style of music in nearby Detroit.
The Chicago campus of the state's top public university, the University of Illinois at Chicago, is one of the nation's largest urban public universities.
www.mildhome.com /articles/Chicago   (5108 words)

  
 PCI :: Public Communications Inc. :: Museum Campus: Lakefront Jewel: Chicago's Museum Campus Opening
Called "one of the most significant additions to the Chicago lakefront in generations," by Chicago's mayor, the Campus is Chicago Park District land that connects three Chicago cultural institutions: Adler Planetarium, Field Museum and John G. Shedd Aquarium.
Public introduction of the Museum Campus public included a dedication June 7 by Mayor Richard Daley; a celebration Gala June 12; and an official opening the weekend of June 26-28.
The program was built around themes including the historic partnership between the three museums, the Park District and the City; the user-friendly transportation system; the evolution of the lakefront from the time city planner Daniel Burnham envisioned an open lakefront used by the public.
www.pcipr.com /clients/casehistories/ecs_0011.htm   (700 words)

  
 Silverzine: Letters from Chicago   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
On the western edge of Grant Park is the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the premier art museums and schools in the country.
The Field Museum of Natural History dates back to the World's Columbian Exhibition when it was located in Jackson Park as the Columbian Museum of Chicago on September 16, 1893.
In 1924, the museum acquired the lions of Tsavo, about whom the 1997 film "The Ghost and the Darkness" was made.
shsilver.home.att.net /letter2.html   (1637 words)

  
 Adler Planetarium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum in downtown Chicago, Illinois was the first planetarium in the United States and is the oldest in existance today.
The main attraction at the Adler is the dome-shaped Zeiss planetarium projector which is still in use.
The Adler is located in Chicago's Museum Campus on the shore of Lake Michigan
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Adler_Planetarium   (94 words)

  
 Museum Campus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Museum Campus Chicago respects your privacy, and we would like you to understand how we collect, use and safeguard any personal information you provide to us on our web site.
Museum Campus Chicago is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other web sites.
Any such sharing will always be done in a manner consistent with the mission of Museum Campus Chicago, and as a condition of access to this information the museums will be required to agree to use this information in manners consistent with the terms of this policy.
www.museumcampus.org /privacy.php3?month=1107237600   (483 words)

  
 info: FIELD MUSEUM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Field Museum of Natural History, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, sits on Lake Shore Drive next to Lake Michigan, part of a scenic complex known as Museum Campus Chicago.
It was named the Columbian Museum of Chicago in September 16, 1893, but renamed after Marshall Field, a donor, in 1905.
The Museum is organized into four major departments: Anthropology, Zoology, Botany, and Geology.
www.digital-innovations.net /Field_Museum   (252 words)

  
 Field Museum
As a result, this area is aptly named the Museum Campus.
The museum focuses on presenting historical, archaeological, and scientific exhibits.
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum was the first planetarium built in the Western Hemisphere.
www.english.ilstu.edu /students/jaturek/julie/chicago/fieldmuseum.html   (108 words)

  
 aquarium chicago shedd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Aquarium Shedd Acquarium Shedd Acquarium Chicago Shedd Aquarium Shedd Aquarium Chicago Shedds Acquarium Shedds Aquarium...
The Shedd Aquarium, located on Chicago's Museum Campus, is the world's largest indoor aquarium with more than...
Although this Chicago aquarium first opened its doors in 1929, it is still one of the best and most up-to-date in the country, if not the world.
www.aquariumresources.info /aquarium-chicago-shedd.html   (446 words)

  
 About the New Mexico State University Museum   Location
The Museum's research responsibility is to support research by faculty and students in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, the College of Arts and Sciences, and other NMSU academic units.
The Museum's service responsibility is to support the local, state, national, and greater world communities through educational outreach and cultural conservation activities, in association with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, the College of Arts and Sciences, and other NMSU units.
Besides the Museum, his primary interests are in the historical archaeology of the southwest and in issues regarding human biological and cultural evolution.
www.nmsu.edu /~museum/musinfo.html   (2012 words)

  
 Nov 27, 2000--Soldier Field, museum campus to receive $587 mil facelift--Columbia Chronicle Online
Chicago’s Museum Campus and Soldier Field just south of Columbia’s campus, are about to receive a $587 million facelift.
It is an important part of Chicago’s history and a beautiful and impressive memorial to the men and women who have defended our country in war,” Daley said.
The Columbia Chronicle is a student produced publication of Columbia College Chicago and does not necessarily represent, in whole or in part, the views of Columbia College administrators, faculty or students.
www.ccchronicle.com /back/2000_fall/2000-11-27/campus3.html   (620 words)

  
 The Field Museum, Chicago Museum-Sightseeing from Chicago Traveler
The Field Museum was founded to house the biological and anthropological collections assembled for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.
The collections form the foundation of the Museum's exhibition, research and education programs, which are further informed by a world-class natural history library of more than 250,000 volumes.
Chicago Traveler is a private enterprise, not affiliated with the City of Chicago.
www.chicagotraveler.com /attractions/the-field-museum.html   (171 words)

  
 Washington's Classical 103.5
CHICAGO - Jack Burgeman was standing inside the Inca House of the since-departed "Machu Picchu" exhibit at the Field Museum and pantomiming a mannerism not of 15th-century Peru but of 21st-century Museum Campus Chicago.
Asked about the use of camera phones, Barnett said the Field, like most museums of all types, generally does not allow photography by any means in touring exhibits, for which reproduction rights to the displayed works often are held by the show's mounter.
Cathy McKee, 38, of Chicago was with her young child in the galleries, an area she felt should be off-limits to cell-phone calls.
www.wgms.com /index.php?nid=65&sid=187962   (1074 words)

  
 shedd aquarium chicago | New resources for shedd aquarium chicago   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
SHEDD AQUARIUM 312-939-2438 Chicago is about as far from coastal United States as it can be, and even though Lake Michigan provides a beautiful backdrop for the city year round, its hardly the ocean...
A Chicago Sampler Chicago Historical Society Art Institute of Chicago Broadway in Chicago Chicago Architecture Foundation The Shedd Aquarium Chicago Tourism Chicago Symphony Orchestra Musem of...
Museums in Chicago Shedd Aquarium John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago in the United States is the largest indoor aquarium in the world.
www.1st-aquarium.info /sheddaquariumchicago   (1265 words)

  
 Chicago - Attractions In Advance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Chicago's internationally acclaimed orchestra has a full slate of performances in January.
One of the great museums of the world, the Art Institute of Chicago is a must-stop for any visitor to Chicago.
Just minutes from McCormick Place and downtown hotels, Museum Campus Chicago is a 57-acre lakefront park containing three of the city's most cherished museums: The Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, the Field Museum of Natural History, and the John G. Shedd Aquarium.
www.showemail.dhdchicago.net /jan03   (509 words)

  
 Chicago Area Museum NEWS, INFORMATION AND RESOURCES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Ten museums in the Five College area are banding together in a formal collaboration to raise awareness of their vast collections and promote the Pioneer Valley as a tourist destination.
Chicago has a wonderful nightlife and a plethora of amenities to take advantage of once the seminars and meeti...
There are over 250 museums in the Chicago area and ASG is...
www.thechicagosbest.com /chicago-area-museum.html   (845 words)

  
 Chicago Museum Campus - Chicago, IL, 60605 - Citysearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The green expanse between the museums is a great place to stretch your legs, have an afternoon picnic or just gaze at the Chicago skyline.
The creation of the Museum Campus fulfilled the dream of early Chicago architect and city planner Daniel Burnham, who envisioned a continuous system of lakefront parks in his 1909 city plan.
At any of the campus museums, you can buy a City Pass (adults $39, children $29), which provides admission to all museums once for nine days (also includes Museum of Science & Industry, Art Institute and the John Hancock building).
chicago.citysearch.com /profile/11302808   (416 words)

  
 Museum of Modern Art   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Offers views of the Chicago skyline, Lake Shore Drive, the Museum Campus and the shore of Lake Michigan.
Fossil and rock exhibits at the Field Museum in Chicago.
A lakefront park connecting the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, the Field Museum and the John G. Shedd Aquarium.
www.e-moma.org /directory/field-museum-chicago.html   (112 words)

  
 Northwestern University Chicago Campus, Chicago
The university's main campus is two miles north of the Chicago border in Evanston.
The Chicago campus (the only one with skyscrapers) is in the Streeterville neighborhood between Michigan Avenue and the lake.
The main Northwestern University campus is located 11 miles to the north in Evanston.
www.skyscrapers.com /re/en/wm/pr/100340   (148 words)

  
 CHICAGO Museums - CHICAGO WEBSITE DIRECTORY
DuSable Museum of African American History - America's foremost museum of African American history was founded in 1957 by Dr. Margaret T. and Charles G. Burroughs on the south side of Chicago.
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum - Owned and operated by the University of Illinois at Chicago, is a historic memorial to Jane Addams and her innovative settlement house programs.
Museum Campus Chicago - A lakefront park connecting the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, the Field Museum and the John G. Shedd Aquarium.
surfinchicago.com /Chicago/Arts_and_Entertainment/chicago-museums.htm   (500 words)

  
 Essex Inn hotel in Chicago, United States - Discount Hotels in Chicago
In the center of downtown Michigan Avenue is where Chicago Essex Inn hotel lies.
Explore the wonders at the prominent Museum Campus of Chicago, which is only a couple of blocks away from Chicago's Essex Inn.
Chicago S Essex Inn is An Intimate and Informal Hotel Located in the Heart of Downtown on Michigan Avenue.
www.budget-chicago-hotels.com /essex_inn_chicago.shtml   (345 words)

  
 Essex Inn - Driving south on Lake Shore Drive; Route 41; stay in the right lane. Exit right onto Balbo; drive down to ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Chicago's Essex Inn is an intimate and informal hotel located in the heart of Downtown on Michigan Avenue.
We are across the street from Grant Park and just steps away from the famous Museum Campus of Chicago.
Chicago's Essex Inn is a fine 3 star Hotel in a great location offering the perfect choice from which to explore the sights of Chicago.
www.nationalhotels.co.uk /uk-hotels-accommodation-700096.html   (328 words)

  
 Field Museum In Chicago   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Adler planetarium and astronomy museum, Chicago Adler planetarium and astronomy museum, Chicago The Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum in Chicago is a public building and a research institution.
The Museum Campus is a scenic 57-acre lakefront park that connects the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, The Field Museum and the John G
Founded as the Columbian Museum of Chicago in 1893, the institution adopted its current name in 1905 in The Field Museum of Natural History company research hoovers 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr. Chicago The Field Museum United States The Field Museum of Natural History is one of the
www.education-411.com /learn/field-museum-in-chicago.html   (599 words)

  
 ABC7Chicago.com: Entertainment For All At Chicago's Museum Campus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Why not try to hit Chicago's museum campus where you can see several world class museums, all of which are friendly and accessible to visitors of all ages and abilities.
The museum campus is located on Chicago's lakefront and includes three world-renowned institutions.
Christina Brelow is the assistant director of the Museum Campus.
abclocal.go.com /wls/news/karenmeyer/121900_FS_disable_museum.html   (619 words)

  
 Smart Museum of Art | The University of Chicago
Located on the University of Chicago's Hyde Park campus, the Smart Museum of Art houses a permanent collection of over 9,000 objects, spanning five centuries of both Western and Eastern civilizations.
The scope of its permanent collections, combined with groundbreaking special exhibitions, a focus on research and teaching by University of Chicago scholars, and distinguished outreach and educational programs geared to both adults and school age children, make the Smart one of the Midwest’s most dynamic and innovative educational institutions in the visual arts.
The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art · Copyright © 2005 The University of Chicago.
smartmuseum.uchicago.edu   (252 words)

  
 EvoSearch.com Chicago - Chicago Sites, Chicago Search Engine, Chicago Dating, Chicago Personals, Chicago Singles, ...
This museum at Navy Pier seeks to activate the intellectual and creative potential of children up through fifth grade by being a catalyst for the process of learning.
America's foremost museum of African American history was founded in 1957 by Dr. Margaret T. and Charles G. Burroughs on the south side of Chicago.
Owned and operated by the University of Illinois at Chicago, is a historic memorial to Jane Addams and her innovative settlement house programs.
evosearch.com /American/Illinois/Localities/C/Chicago/Arts_and_Entertainment/Museums/index.html   (400 words)

  
 Field Museum in Chicago - Metromix
Part of Chicago's Museum Campus, the Field Museum educates and entertains visitors with exhibits about nature and culture, prehistoric to present.
City museum passes are now available at this location.
Pay lot ($8-$12 in Museum Campus lots, including the Adler Lot, East Lot, North Garage, Waldron Garage and remote South Lot), Street parking difficult, free trolleys from lots to museum 10 a.m.-6 p.m., approx.
metromix.chicagotribune.com /dining/31908,0,97937.location   (345 words)

  
 Chicago Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Chicago Sun-Times Now Playing page features all the shows that are currently running.
There is plenty to do, including the world famous Art Institute, the Field Museum or the Chicago Symphony.
Directly across Congress is the Congress Plaza Hotel, and and due east, across Michigan is the beautiful Grant Park and Buckingham fountain.
www.vasta.org /conf2001/chicagoinfo.html   (296 words)

  
 Campus - LuckyWebs.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Campus unifies the three museums into a collective destination with more than four million visitors each year.
UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) is the largest UC campus in terms of enrollment, and one of the few public research universities located in a
Campus Crusade for Christ's resource ministry serves churches and individual Christians with training, discipleship and outreach resources.
luckywebs.com /?q=campus   (732 words)

  
 Chicago CityPass tickets to six of Chicago city’s best attractions 50% off box office prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Museum closes at 4:30pm Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday and Friday, 5:00pm on weekends, and 8:00pm on Thursday.
Chicago's CityPass contains an actual ticket to six of the city’s best attractions, and saves you 50% off box office prices if the attraction tickets were purchased individually.
Named one of the 15 great museums in the WORLD by LIFE magazine, the Museum of Science and Industry invites visitors to experience a wonderland of interactive exhibits and extraordinary artifacts relating to science, technology and industry.
www.just-tours.net /chicago-citypass.htm   (928 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.