Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)

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One of only 2 buildings left over from the 1893 World's Fair.

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Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)

Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)

The Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) is located in Chicago, Illinois, USA in Jackson Park, in the Hyde Park neighborhood between Lake Michigan and The University of Chicago. It is housed in the former Palace of Fine Arts from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Initially endowed by Julius Rosenwald, the Sears, Roebuck and Company president and philanthropist, it was supported by the Commercial Club of Chicago and opened in 1933 during the Century of Progress Exposition.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)

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