Museum of Science and Industry Art of Chicago Presents 2007 Calendar

Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago presents its calendar for the first few months of the year 2007. Chicago is known for rich art history and for its Art museums. This is just another chance for the Chicago visitors to enjoy beautiful art and history at the Museum of Science and Industry.

Here are the hours of operation of the museum in Chicago.
Regular Museum hours are Monday-Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. The Museum will offer extended hours, until 5:30 p.m. each day, on Jan. 1 and from March 24 - April 7.

Admission
General Admission to the Museum is: $11 adults; $9.50 seniors and $7 children 3-11. City of Chicago residents receive a discount.

Free Days
General admission is free Mondays and Tuesdays from Jan. 2 - Feb. 28, as well as every day Feb. 1-7.

Buy Online
The Museum encourages guests to make their Museum visit a breeze by planning ahead. All Museum tickets-general admission, Omnimax® and special exhibition-can now be purchased online at www.msichicago.org.

Exhibit Maintenance Note
The Farm exhibit will be closed for renovations from early January until early spring 2007.

CLOSING:FROGS! A CHORUS OF COLORS - Through January 7, 2007

Frogs! A Chorus of Colors introduces guests to the amazing and colorful world of frogs-which are among the most visually stunning, vocally pleasing, and remarkably adaptive life forms on earth. Habitats complete with rock ledges, live plants, and waterfalls showcase more than 150 live frogs from 15 countries, including delicate tree frogs, fat bullfrogs, bizarre horned frogs, giant toads, and elegant dart poison frogs. The exhibition explores all aspects of frogs: biology, natural history, their role in human cultures, their importance to ecosystems and the peril they face in a changing environment. Interactive exhibits invite guests to activate recorded frog calls, view videos of frogs in action, test their frog knowledge and perform a virtual frog dissection.

NOW AT THE MUSEUM: BLACK CREATIVITY PROGRAM: Jan. 12 - Feb. 28, 2007

Since 1971, the Museum's annual Black Creativity celebration has highlighted the achievements of African Americans and encouraged deeper interest in black culture and heritage. This year, the Museum's annual Black Creativity program features an exhibit, Designs for Life, which focuses on African Americans working in industrial design. Guests will explore the unique and creative contributions African Americans have made to designing the products and systems we use everyday-including athletic shoes, cars and portable music devices-and try their hands at their own designs. In addition to the industrial design exhibit, the six-week celebration will also include educational programming, a juried art exhibition, symposia, performances, a fundraising gala and a career bowl for Chicago-area students. This exhibit is included in general admission.

Gunther Von Hagens' BODY WORLDS 2: THE ANATOMICAL EXHIBITION OF REAL HUMAN BODIES : Jan. 17 - April 29, 2007

BODY WORLDS captivated almost 800,000 guests at the Museum of Science at Industry in 2005 and now BODY WORLDS 2 will explore more mysteries of human anatomy and physiology. Through the study of real human bodies that have been preserved using the ground-breaking process called plastination, the exhibit provides people with the unprecedented opportunity to discover the wonders of the human anatomy.

BODY WORLDS 2 showcases more than 200 human specimens and more than 20 new whole-body plastinates that focus on the locomotive, nervous, respiratory, digestive, cardiovascular and reproductive systems. Many of the plastinates are posed in lifelike athletic positions, which help guests understand how our bodies respond to movement and physical challenges. Natural joints are compared with artificial joints specimens; diseased organs are juxtaposed with healthy organs-highlighting the importance of a healthy lifestyle. This compelling exhibit will enthrall those who have seen the original, as well as those who missed BODY WORLDS the first time around!

CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS SCIENCE FAIR : March 23 - 25, 2007

In this 57th year of the Chicago Student Science Fair at the Museum, come see more than 300 amazingly inventive math and science projects that have been developed by students from the Chicago Public Schools!

Now Showing at the Omnimax® Theater-sponsored by WGN - CW Television, Chicago

VOLCANOES OF THE DEEP SEA: Through Jan. 16, 2007

Plunge into the ocean, 12,000 feet deep, for an unprecedented experience in this vast and little-explored dimension of our planet! The film follows a team of scientists as they dive to research mysterious hydrothermal vents on the mid-ocean ridge. As the dive unfolds, the film and the scientists reveal to us the fantastic diversity of the deep: its strange communities of organisms, its shipwreck gardens, bioluminescent creatures and awesome giant predators.

WIRED TO WIN: SURVIVING THE TOUR DE FRANCE : Through Jan. 16, 2007

This spectacular giant-screen film takes viewers on a spellbinding ride, seamlessly melding state-of-the-art computer animation of the human brain with the first-ever giant screen film footage of the legendary Tour de France. How do these athletes do it? And why? Against the spectacle of the tour, Wired to Win probes the source of ambition and ability and excellence and desire through the wonder of the human brain.

THE HUMAN BODY: Jan. 17 - April 29, 2007

A perfect complement to the Body Worlds 2 exhibit, this film explores the wonder and complexity of the human body and what it means to be human. Using innovative filmmaking techniques, combined with the latest medical and scientific imaging, this film presents a look, in microscopic detail, at the daily biological processes that go on without our control and often without our notice.

HURRICANE ON THE BAYOU : Jan. 17 - Oct. 9, 2007

Take a breathtaking tour of one of the most vibrant places in America, the Louisiana bayou and the city of New Orleans, a place overflowing with life, music and natural beauty. Here, in the region's bountiful coastal wetlands, alligators, humans and other wildlife have lived in harmony for centuries. Tragically, these wetlands are eroding into the sea at the speed of one acre every 30 minutes, leaving the entire region more vulnerable to major hurricanes. Hurricane on the Bayou offers an emotional portrayal of this environmental calamity and the staggering effects of one of the most devastating natural disasters in American history, Hurricane Katrina.

NEW! 3-D Films in High-Definition

The Museum is now offering 20-minute 3-D films in our West Pavilion Theater! This high-definition 3-D system offers dramatically crisp images and high performance digital surround sound. Two fun films with a scientific flair will be shown throughout the year. Shows begin every half hour. The first show is 30 minutes after the Museum opens and the last show is 30 minutes before closing. Check the Museum's Web site, www.msichicago.org, for film details. These films are not included in general admission. Tickets are required and are $5 per person.

Must-See Permanent Exhibits: U-505 SUBMARINE

The U-505- the only German submarine captured by the U.S. Navy during World War II -resurfaced in June 2005 as part of a new 35,000-square-foot exhibit with a variety of never-before-seen artifacts, dramatic representations of key events, special effects and an optional, new on-board tour. Interactive elements let guests experience aspects of submarine operation, including dive training, the principle of buoyancy, navigation by periscope, and even encoding and decoding German Enigma messages. The exhibit is included in general admission, but the optional on-board tour of the sub is $5 per guest. Buy on-board tour tickets in advance during busy holiday periods at www.msichicago.org.

THE GREAT TRAIN STORY

The Great Train Story model railroad boasts a 3,500-square-foot layout, more than 1,400 feet of track and operating trains that depict the railroad's winding journey between Chicago and Seattle. Along the way, trains are involved in industries as diverse as grain commodities, raw materials for manufacturing, consumer goods for import and export, lumber, apples, and tourism. This exhibit is included in Museum general admission.

By www.msichicago.org