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Museum hoursOpen today from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Museum hoursOpen tomorrow from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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Our location

5700 S Lake Shore Dr
Chicago, IL 60637
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The Museum

Bringing
science to life
for the whole family
since 1933.

Our award-winning exhibits and immersive experiences fill 400,000 square feet. The inventive genius they represent?
Endless.

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Above and Beyond

A century of flight and space is only the beginning.

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Omnimax Film

National Parks Adventure

Experience the ultimate off-trail adventure.

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exhibit

YOU! The Experience

Examine the experience of life itself.

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omnimax film

Great White Shark

Meet the predator we love to fear.

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This is our future

Inspiring the Next
Generation of Innovators

From field trips to teacher development, MSI provides engaging science experiences for students and educators—because they both will decide the future of science.

This might be my most favorite museum in Chicago. [MSI has] done a lot to take it beyond the '80s style exhibits into more, flashy 21st century displays. Rachel Azark CBS Chicago
The best way to describe my experience at the Museum of Science and Industry is 'Wow!' Clinton W Crete, Illinois, United States
If you haven’t been to MSI in a while, it might be time to stop on by and see what’s new. Marielle Shaw Chicagoist.com
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Help us transform lives through the power of science and science education—inside the Museum, in our schools and beyond—with your support of MSI.