Adler Planetarium
1300 S. Lake Shore Drive
Tel: 312-922-STAR
Official website:www.adlerplanetarium.org
Hours:
Regular Schedule †
Monday - Friday
Saturday and Sunday
First Friday of every month |
Hours
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
† The Adler Planetarium is closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
Summer Schedule †
Monday - Friday
Saturday and Sunday
First Friday of every month
|
Hours
9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
† Memorial Day through Labor Day
When Max Adler founded the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum in 1930, he recognized the complementary roles of a planetarium and astronomical artifacts. Adler purchased a collection of about 500 astronomical, navigational, and mathematical instruments from Anton Mensing in the Netherlands. Housed in the Adler's Webster Institute for the History of Astronomy, the Scientific Instrument Collection today contains about 2000 instruments and models from the 12th through the 20th centuries. Representing many types of astronomical instruments, it is the largest collection of such material in the Western Hemisphere and one of the most significant in the world. In addition to these instruments, the Webster Institute is home to a significant library of rare and modern books, a collection of works on paper, and the Adler Planetarium's Institutional Archives.
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