SAIC Students Turn Household Objects Into High Art By Jason Foumberg Can you guess the functions of these bold and bizarre items from the Whatnot collection? Read more
Five Cool Things About America's First Writers Museum, Opening Soon By Hannah Nyhart Showcasing 500 years of American literature, the Chicago museum will include immersive exhibits and rare treasures. Read more
How Bird-Killing Skyscrapers Help the Field Museum, and Other Fun Facts By Hannah Nyhart Paleontologist Lance Grande’s new book pulls the curtain back on the Chicago institution. Here, a few things you’ll learn. Read more
The 5 Biggest Buys by Chicago Art Museums in 2016 By Jason Foumberg Love a good shopping spree? This year Chicago's cultural institutions nabbed unique pieces from around the world. Read more
The Best of Chicago Museum Week 2016 By Jamison Pfeifer What are you doing October 13 to 23? Here's where to go, and when. Read more
Now That the Obama Library Is Going There, Is It Time to Rename Jackson Park? By Carol Felsenthal The future home of the library of our first black president is named after a slave owner and perpetrator of genocide. Read more
Inside the Home of Adam Reed Tucker, Lego Artist By Rod O'Connor Don’t ask the man behind the MSI’s Lego exhibit to perform at your kid’s party. Read more
The Best Culture, History, and Science Museums in June By Katie Campbell and John Hardberger The best things to do in Chicago this month, selected by our culture critics Read more
New MSI Exhibit Is Part Art, Part Architecture, and 100 Percent Lego By Hannah Nyhart Adam Reed Tucker has a few million bricks and a taste for the unbuildable. Read more
The Best Culture, History, and Science Museums in May By Katie Campbell and John Hardberger The best things to do in Chicago this month, selected by our culture critics Read more
