Museum of Science and Industry

About Black Creativity

The Museum’s Black Creativity program was established to showcase achievements by African Americans in the fields of science, technology, engineering and medicine. It embraces the following objectives in support of the Museum’s continuing commitment to increasing science engagement in Chicago:

• Educate the community-at-large about the accomplishments of African Americans in fields related to science and technology, as well as present positive role models to all Chicagoland children.
• Demonstrate that achievement and success are derived from curiosity, determination and hard work.
• Build a more diverse year-round audience base for the Museum of Science and Industry by educating and equipping all children and their parents to use the Museum of Science and Industry as a resource for exploration and discovery.
• And, perhaps most importantly, inspire African-American children to consider science and technology careers.

Black Creativity 2011-2012: Energy

The theme for Black Creativity 2011-2012 is Energy, inspired by our newest permanent exhibition, Science Storms, in Allstate Court. In Science Storms, guests explore the chemistry and physics at work in nature’s most powerful phenomena, including lightning, tsunamis, avalanches and tornadoes. Black Creativity 2011 will invite the community to observe, wonder, investigate, and discover how to empower themselves and their community through science.

Black Creativity 2011-2012 initiatives consist of presenting a year-long program series, with a focus on small programs that have big impact, developing an 40th anniversary commemorative gallery experience for guests and enhancing the program’s online resources. To complement the 2011 initiatives, the Black Creativity program schedule includes a gala event, a juried art show, and an exciting series of lectures, demonstrations and learning labs.