Museum of Contemporary Art

Celebrate 40 years with 40 free days!
We’re talking 40 free days atCelebrate 40 years with 40 free days!
We’re talking 40 free days at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA). Footloose and fancy. Unconfined. Unrestrained. Spontaneous. Free. And all yours.

Beginning September 29 and running through November 14, the MCA brings you Kidrobot, Todd Oldham, Cynthia Rowley, our first outdoor rock concert, hands-on activities for the whole family, dogs in costumes, DJs, photo booths, prizes every day, and more, more, more, and then a little more.

This is our 40th-anniversary gift to you. Here’s your guide to everything MCA over these next 40 days. We’re the MCA—not modern. Contemporary.  the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA

Museum Information Overview
Museum of Contemporary Art

220 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611-2643

Phone: 312.280.2660

FAX: 312.397.4095

TDD: 312.397.4006

Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art

Casting a Shadow: Creating the Alfred Hitchcock Film

September 28–December 9, 2007
Main Gallery and Print, Drawing, and Photography Study Center

Albert Whitlock, production design study for visual effect, The Birds, 1963, gouache on Mylar matted over gouache on illustration board. Robert Boyle Collection, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Alfred Hitchcock presented himself as the sole author of his films — his movies were the direct translation of his creative genius to the screen. In reality, however, Hitchcock was a deeply collaborative artist, working intensely with actors, producers, cinematographers, screenwriters, editors, and production and sound designers to create what the public knew as “an Alfred Hitchcock film.” Through drawings, paintings, storyboards, and production documents, this exhibition explores a film making process that thrived on teamwork, with the director's colleagues contributing critical ideas and Hitchcock engaged in creative collaboration frame by frame. The exhibition, which will include computer and multimedia technology, will be accompanied by an illustrated catalogue, a film series with speakers, and a symposium.

Visit the Block

Address

Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art
Northwestern University
40 Arts Circle Drive
Evanston, Illinois 60208
847.491.4000
block-museum@northwestern.edu

Zoo Interest

Free Days – Brookfield Zoo
Free general admission is offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays in January, February, October, November, and December. Additionally, Saturdays and Sundays are free in January and February. Please note, free admission is good only during normal zoo hours. Admission fees apply to Holiday Magic.

Zoo Hours

Brookfield Zoo is open every day of the year!

Indoor animal exhibits close one half hour before the zoo closes.

Effective Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Weekdays 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Weekends 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Effective Monday, October 29, 2007
Daily 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Free Days

Free general admission is offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays in January, February, October, November, and December. Additionally, Saturdays and Sundays are free in January and February. Please note, free admission is good only during normal zoo hours. Admission fees apply to Holiday Magic.

Brookfield Zoo is located just 14 miles west of downtown Chicago at First Avenue and 31st Street in Brookfield, Illinois. Mail to:

Chicago Zoological Society
Brookfield Zoo
3300 Golf Road
Brookfield, IL 60513

Music

Symphony Center Presents
 

Macy's Day of Music

Since its inception in 1997, this much anticipated event has welcomed tens of thousands in the community to free performances. Macy's Day of Music has also been increasingly successful in welcoming new audiences to Symphony Center. This year's event will feature the Chicago Symphony Orchestra while offering a variety of other musical performances, including classical, folk, jazz, blues, gospel, and dance in locations throughout Symphony Center.

Symphony Center
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra performs at Symphony Center.
220 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60604

phone (312) 294-3000
fax (312) 294-3329

EXHIBITIONS

Harold Washington Library Center - (Chicago Publuic Library)

400 South State Street
Chicago, Illinois 60605

Spanning Chicago: Bridges in the City of the Big Shoulders – Ongoing Exhibit

Chicago Gallery, 3rd Floor
Chicago is known as the "Movable Bridge Capital of the World." This exhibit relates Chicago's efforts and successes in spanning the Chicago River, eventually developing the trunnion bascule or "Chicago bridge."

 Coming UP - Chicago History Museum – Special Event

The Social World of Women

Wednesday, November 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Join the Chicago History Museum and author and historian Sarah Leavitt for an evening of wine and chocolate. From quilting circles to book clubs to Sex and the City, we'll discuss the social aspects of womanhood and women's influence in our culture. Chocolate donated by Vosges Haut-Chocolat.

Cost:
Free, reservations required.

Visitor Information

The Chicago History Museum is located at the south end of Lincoln Park:

1601 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614
Telephone: 312.642.4600
Fax: 312.266.2077

Coming UP - Exhibitions – Photography

Shadows from the Photography Collection

The Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60603-6404

December 1, 2007–February 24, 2008 - Galleries 2-4

Overview: Shadow plays an interesting role in art. Its fleeting presence is difficult to depict yet the medium of photography is able to represent it perfectly. The photographs on display in The Other Side of Light capture abstract geometric forms as well as exact replicas of the human body, creating a deep curiosity towards a shadow’s inherent elusiveness. This exhibition draws over 60 works entirely from the Art Institute’s permanent collection, including works by Manuel Alvarez-Bravo, Lee Friedlander, André Kertész, Nathan Lerner, and Paul Strand, among others.

Coming UP - Exhibitions – Photography

October 25, 2007 – January 12, 2008

Museum of Contemporary Photography
Columbia College Chicago
600 S. Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605

General Information: 312.663.5554
Administrative Offices: 312.344.7104
Fax: 312.344.8067

 The Great Chicago Plan

Daniel Burnham

D.H. Burnham and Co.

1846 - 1912