Shedd Aquarium and Adler Planetarium opened in 1930, joining the Field on Chicago’s lakefront south of Grant Park. In 1998, ...

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The Smart Museum of Art in Chicago is hosting a special exhibition through February 2026 of found objects and African art ...

Even though some federal immigration agents are leaving the city, arts and culture executives want to be sure of their rights ...

National Air and Space Museum research and curatorial associate director Jeremy Kinney provided introductory remarks before leading C-SPAN on a tour of the Smithsonian's facility in Washington, D.C.

The Chicago Archaeopteryx, the 14th specimen of this species known to science, is the most important addition to the Field Museum’s Genius Hall of Dinosaurs since SUE the T. rex. But did you know that ...

In recent years, the Led Zeppelin legend's curiosity has manifested in deeper archaeological quests to unearth the buried roots of country, gospel and Americana. He continues that exploration in his ...