Chicago's popular Museum of Science and Industry will officially have a new name starting next week -- and with it comes a new logo and new exhibits.
Chicago's popular Museum of Science and Industry will officially have a new name starting next week -- and with it comes a new logo and new exhibits.The museum, famously located within the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition's former Palace of Fine Arts building, said the move aimed to recognize "the largest single gift in the museum’s history."
"Today, we're excited to reveal the next step in our evolution as the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry," the museum'sGriffin, founder and chief executive officer of Citadel, described the museum as"one of the most important institutions of science in the world." Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyOfficials said a majority of the money will be used for"securing the museum’s long-term future" and support plans"to create the Pixel Studio, a state-of-the-art digital gallery and performance space that will be the only experience of its kind in North America."
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