Exhibit Essentials
- Ages:
- This exhibit is suitable for all ages.
- Location:
- Ground Floor, Outside Henry Crown Center
Museum Map - Tickets:
- This exhibit requires an additional ticket with a specified entry time.
Don’t miss the chance to tour the “Greenest Home in Chicago!”
You’re invited to explore a real, three-story modular and sustainable “green” home in the Museum’s own backyard to learn about the ways, big and small, that you can make eco-friendly living a part of your life.
The home, conceived by Michelle Kaufmann Designs and built by All American Homes, forms the exhibit Smart Home: Green + Wired, Powered by ComEd and Warmed by Peoples Gas, which is open through January 4, 2009.
Celebrating exciting new directions in sustainable living and spectacular, environmentally-friendly technology, Smart Home offers guests guided tours of the 2,500 square-foot home and grounds, located in a park on the east side of the Museum. Bring your family to discover the latest innovations in reusable resources; smart energy consumption; sustainable gardens and green roofs; and clean, healthy-living environments in a contemporary setting.
- Museum Hours
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- Monday – Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Sunday: 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Open every day except Christmas Day
- Museum Location
- Getting Here
Learn More
- Find out more about the mkSolaire and the architect that created the home.
Read Michelle's blog - See the Smart Home on NBC Nightly News.
- Check out the story
Exhibit Resource Guide
- Learn more about the exhibit and the eco-friendly products featured in the Smart Home! Also includes green tips and a family activity.
- Exhibit Resource Guide (PDF)
Enter the Home Run Sweepstakes
- Enter the Home Run Sweepstakes for a chance to throw out the first pitch at a Cubs game and other great prizes!
- Enter the Sweepstakes Now
about the museum
The Museum of Science and Industry opened its doors in 1933 and is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere.