“Chance the Rapper’s Charity to Host Night at the Museum at M.S.I.” by S.M. O’Connor

At the opening ceremony yesterday for Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light, David Mosena, President and C.E.O. of the Museum of Science and Industry (M.S.I.), introduced Chance the Rapper (Chancellor Jonathan Bennett), who grew up in the West Chatham neighborhood in Chatham (Community Area #44), on the South Side of Chicago.  Chance the Rapper thanked the M.S.I. for hosting Christmas Around the World and told the schoolchildren present that he had come to the M.S.I. often when he was around their age when he was on field trips organized by the Chicago Park District.  Mr. Bennett announced his charitable organization Social Works (stylized SocialWorks), would be hosting “A Night at the Museum” event at the M.S.I. on Thursday, December 20, 2018.  [Last year, he hosted such an event at The Field Museum of Natural History.]  The event will be from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.  A Night at the Museum will feature activities, performances, giveaways, and surprises.  There will be over fifty activities.  They want guests to bring coasts, gloves, mittens, hats, scarves, and blankets to donate for homeless people. This is part of the SocialWorks Warmest Winter Initiative.  Last year, thousands of people attended the event and donated 10,000 articles of clothing.  They specifically want “warming items” for homeless people, but a deck of cards or an old MP3 player with a charger and headphones would also be welcome.  Tickets are $10 each or four for $30.  Click here to purchase tickets through Eventbrite.  Click here to purchase tickets through Facebook.

Figure 1 Credit: SocialWorks Caption: Chance the Rapper’s charity SocialWorks will host A Night at the Museum at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.

On Tuesday, September 4, 2018, the M.S.I. reverted to regular hours (9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.).  On the weekend of Saturday, November 17, 2018 and Sunday, November 18, 2018, the M.S.I. will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.  The M.S.I. will be closed on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 22, 2018) and the First Day of Christmas (Tuesday, December 25, 2018).  Extended hours (9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.) will be in play again from Friday, November 23, 2018 to Sunday, November 25, 2018; Saturday, December 1, 2018 and Sunday, December 2, 2018; Saturday, December 8, 2018 and Sunday, December 9, 2018; Saturday, December 15, 2018 and Sunday, December 2016; Sunday, December 23, 2018; and Wednesday, December 26, 2018 through Sunday, December 30, 2018.  There will be longer hours, from 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 22, 2018.  On Christmas Eve (Monday, December 24, 2018) and New Year’s Eve (Monday, December 31, 2018), the M.S.I. will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  On New Year’s Day (Tuesday, January 1, 2019), the M.S.I. will be open from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  From Wednesday, January 2, 2019 through Friday, January 4, 2019, the M.S.I. will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.  Regular hours (9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) will resume on Saturday, January 5, 2019.  The Museum of Science and Industry regularly makes small adjustments to this schedule, so when planning a trip there, check this Webpage and the M.S.I.’s social media for updates.

EXTENDED HOURS AND EXCEPTIONS

Often stylized as the “Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago” or the “Museum of Science + Industry” the institution is located at the northern end of the Chicago Park District’s Jackson Park, on the south side of 57^th Street, between Lake Shore Drive to the east and Cornell Drive to the west, in the East Hyde Park neighborhood of the Hyde Park Community Area (Community Area #41) on the South Side of Chicago.  The address is 5700 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60637.  The M.S.I. is open every day of the year with two exceptions: Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.  On most days, it is open from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., but during peak periods it is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.  The Website is https://www.msichicago.org/ and the phone number is (773) 684-1414.