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 The Chicago Athenaeum

The Chicago Athenaeum

This is the place to make a stop of you love architecture and design. The Chicago Athenaeum is an International Museum highlighting both Architecture and Design, and is appropriately based one of the world's first cities known for modern day architecture and design - Chicago.

Originally founded in 1988, the Museum is dedicated to the Art of Design in all areas of the discipline: architecture, industrial, and product design, graphics, and the all important urban planning.

The Museum's mission is the advancement of public education about the value of
good design and additionally how good designs can positively impact the human environment.

As the nation's only independent Museum of architecture and design, The Chicago
Athenaeum has made an impact on both national and international people with its demonstrations of its very basic elements.

Many different cities around the world are highlighted with designs from places around the world such as Europe, Asia, and the Americas as well as the USA.
Designs showing the cultural necessities in design, like upturned rooftops on many Japanese buildings so spirits can traditionally return to the heavens above.

The Chicago Athenaeum has a myriad of educational and entertaining programs throughout the year. You can take a walking tours, gallery walk, or take in a special performance.

There is a wealth of information to enjoy at the Chicago Athenaeum, learn about the basis of designs and how humanity has benefitted from the humble yet grand art of architecture.