Exhibit Essentials
- Ages:
- This exhibit is suitable for all ages.
- Location:
- Lower Level, Smart Home
Museum Map - Tickets:
- This exhibit requires an additional ticket with a specified entry time.
Showtimes
Last entry time: 1:40 p.m. (later on certain dates; see details below)
Midwest Living interior designers take on “Chicago’s Greenest Home”
The Smart Home: Green + Wired exhibit, a fully-functioning, eco-friendly home on the Museum’s grounds, has been transformed for 2010 by Midwest Living. The home is redesigned to reflect the lifestyle of a couple looking to minimize home maintenance, maximize efficiency and settle in to a space that not only is beautiful, but functional.
Emphasized are great spaces for entertaining, a master bedroom that serves as a retreat, a whimsical nursery/playroom and a functional home office—all of which keep in mind natural elements and harmony with the earth. The design features soft, organic textures and colors fused with a contemporary style.
See the home that has shown more than 200,000 guests some ways, big and small, to make eco-friendly living a part of their lives. Smart Home: Green + Wired is a must-see exhibit for anyone who wants their home, and life, to be smarter, more efficient and more in tune with the environment than it is today.
Learn more about the Smart Home
Tickets
This exhibit is not included in general admission and requires an additional timed-entry ticket. Tickets are $10 for adults and seniors, $5 for children 3-11.
Tour Times Daily Until 1:40 p.m. (later on certain dates)
• On dates with regular Museum hours, the final tour is at 1:40 p.m. daily.
• On most dates with extended Museum hours, the final tour time is 2:40 p.m. daily.
• On select extended-hours dates, the final tour will be at 4:30 p.m.
Confirm the tour times on the date of your visit by seeing the online ticketing page, or call the Museum at (773) 684-1414. Tour times may vary and are subject to change.
Plan A Class Trip
Take a guided tour of the Smart Home for an engaging lesson in environmental science and technology.
- Museum Hours
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- extended hours through April 11 start Saturday:
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
- extended hours through April 11 start Saturday:
- Museum Location
- Getting Here
Exhibit Resource Guide
- Download the Smart Home guide for 2010, updated with all-new eco-friendly products, "green" ideas and resources!
- Exhibit Resource Guide (PDF)
Smart Home Podcast
- Meet the architect of "Chicago's greenest home" in our interview with Michelle Kaufmann.
Download the Smart Home Podcast
Learn More
- Find out more about the mkSolaire and the architect who created the home.
Read Michelle's blog - See the Smart Home on NBC Nightly News.
- Check out the story