Museum of Science and Industry Chicago

The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry is a private, non-profit science museum located in , the neighborhood, , Illinois.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: “Griffin Museum of Science and Industry”, “Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry”, “MSI”, “msichicago.org”, “Museum of Science & Industry Chicago”, and “Museum of Science and Industry”
  • Address: 5700 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60637

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pioneer Zephyr and Barack Obama Presidential Center.

Locomotive
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The is a diesel-powered trainset built by the Budd Company in 1934 for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, commonly known as the Burlington Route.

Community center
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The is a museum, library, and education project in to commemorate the presidency of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the . is situated 2,100 feet south of Museum of Science and Industry Chicago.

Railway station
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55th–56th–57th Street is a commuter rail station in , that serves the Metra Electric District north to and south to , , and ; and the South Shore Line to and . is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Museum of Science and Industry Chicago.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hyde Park and Indian Village.

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is one of 's most famous neighborhoods, most certainly so on the South Side, located along the south lakefront. Having played host to the White City, the University of Chicago, President Obama, the setting for Richard Wright's Native Son, and…

Neighborhood
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is the small southeast corner of , a community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is bounded by Lake Shore Drive to the east, to the north, 51st Street to the south, Harold Washington Park to the southeast, and the Illinois Central Railroad tracks used by the South Shore and Metra Electric District lines to the west.

Suburb
is one of the 77 community areas of in Illinois, United States. It is near the shore of 8.5 miles south of . The community area is bounded by the lake to the east, 60th Street to the north, King Drive to the west and 67th Street to the south, and a small area that lies south of 67th Street between Cottage Grove Avenue and South Chicago Avenue.

Museum of Science and Industry Chicago

Latitude
41.79076° or 41° 47′ 27″ north
Longitude
-87.58294° or 87° 34′ 59″ west
Elevation
587 feet (179 metres)
Named after
Kenneth C. Griffin
Abbreviation
“MSI”
Open location code
86HJQCR8+8R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24826230
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
4903226
Wiki­data ID
Q1414079
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Museum of Science and Industry Chicago” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف العلوم والصناعة”
  • Armenian: “Գիտության և արդյունաբերության թանգարան”
  • Armenian: “Չիկագոյի գիտության և արդյունաբերության թանգարան”
  • Basque: “Zientzia eta Industria Museoa (Chicago)”
  • Basque: “Zientzia eta Industria Museoa”
  • Belarusian: “Музей навукі і прамысловасці”
  • Chinese: “科学与工业博物馆 (芝加哥)”
  • Chinese: “科学与工业博物馆”
  • Dutch: “Museum of Science and Industry”
  • Esperanto: “Muzeo de Scienco kaj Industrio (Ĉikago)”
  • Esperanto: “Muzeo de Scienco kaj Industrio”
  • Finnish: “Museum of Science and Industry”
  • French: “Musée des sciences et de l’industrie Chicago”
  • French: “musée des Sciences et de l’Industrie de Chicago”
  • French: “Musée des Sciences et de l’Industrie de Chicago”
  • French: “Musée des sciences et de lindustrie de Chicago”
  • Georgian: “ჩიკაგოს მეცნიერების და მრეწველობის მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Museum für Naturwissenschaften und Technikgeschichte Chicago”
  • German: “Museum of Science and Industry”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון המדע והתעשייה”
  • Italian: “Museo della scienza e dell’industria”
  • Japanese: “シカゴ科学産業博物館”
  • Korean: “과학 산업 박물관”
  • Korean: “과학산업박물관”
  • Latin: “Museum scientiae et industriae”
  • Marathi: “विज्ञान आणि उद्योग संग्रहालय”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Museum of Science and Industry”
  • Norwegian: “Museum of Science and Industry”
  • Persian: “موزه علم و صنعت شیکاگو”
  • Persian: “موزه علمی صنعتی شیکاگو”
  • Portuguese: “Museu da Ciência e Indústria”
  • Portuguese: “Museum of Science and Industry”
  • Russian: “Музей науки и промышленности”
  • Slovenian: “Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry”
  • Slovenian: “MSI”
  • Slovenian: “Muzej znanosti in industrije Kennetha C. Griffina”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Ciencia e Industria (Chicago)”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Ciencia e Industria”
  • Swedish: “Museum of Science and Industry”
  • Telugu: “మ్యూజియం ఆఫ్ సైన్స్ అండ్ ఇండస్ట్రీ”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей науки та промисловості”
  • Uzbek: “Fan va sanoat muzeyi (Chikago)”
  • Uzbek: “Fan va sanoat muzeyi”

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