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Celebrate with the entire family at the Museum's beloved annual holiday.
Travel back in time to the city forever preserved.
A powerful, immersive look inside the ocean plastic crisis.
Check out a stock car that's been transformed into a mobile masterpiece.
Celebrate our 90th year with artifacts from all nine decades.
Explore the world of this species as it rebounds from the brink of extinction.
Single- and multi-day camps to engage your youth in science, making, and our exciting Museum!
A thrilling journey through the observable universe to explore humanity's place in the cosmos.
Middle schoolers explore STEM topics and careers in fun, hands-on workshops on select school holidays.
An interactive walk through a piece of history that you'll never forget.
Experience the real U-505, the only German submarine in the United States.
Volcanoes is a tale of science, culture and thrilling adventure.
Journey into the wild and awe-inspiring continent at the bottom of the world.
Ride down the elevator and along the rails to learn about coal mining technology.
Experience and even control the flights of aircraft from throughout history.
Discover the complex interplay between genes and environmental cues that produce new life.
Step aboard one of America’s first diesel-electric streamlined passenger trains.
Feel the physics and consider the chemistry of natural phenomena like tornados and avalanches.
Explore modern aviation in a real 727 restored to its original 1960s look.
Be transported into space or the sea with state-of-the-art motion-based virtual reality.
Examine the experience of life itself and the connection between mind, body and spirit.
Discover how past and present Black architects respond to the ever-changing needs of humanity.
Experience the enchantment of a fairy’s dream home in Colleen Moore’s Fairy Castle.
Go to extremes with a photographer chasing our diminishing glaciers.
Enjoy our annual holiday displays during exclusive member hours.
Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year at MSI, 21-and-up style.
Discover the mathematical patterns that abound in the natural world.
Follow the story of man's quest to travel the seas with the Museum’s collection of model ships.
Travel from Chicago to Seattle in intricate detail on this massive model railroad.
Explore how humankind has flown, soared, sped and chugged throughout the years.
Step into a modern farm and explore the innovations that bring food to your table.
Recapture the excitement of the Space Race and learn about the future of space exploration.
There's even more happening at MSI! Check out our partner events.
See the art and function of rarely displayed historic bikes alongside new cutting-edge bicycles.
An exhibit about humanity’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Join us for a day of activities celebrating the power of creativity.
Get an up-close and near “real-time” view of our planet Earth.
Celebrate the Fairy Castle in a day of special guests and activities!
Stay overnight in the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago!
See the world’s largest pinball machine right before your eyes.
Young children can splash, stack and spin their way to testing scientific principles.
Investigate the reflection and focus of sound by sending the tiniest whisper across the room.
Journey back in time and experience America in the early 1900s.
Learn how to turn a passion into a career by meeting artists, scientists and engineers.
This assembly line of robots manufactures fun while assembling custom toy tops before your eyes.
