SMITH MUSEUM OF ART AND INFORMATION
EIN 92-3637479 · Art Museums (A51)
What they do
THE SMITH MUSEUM of ART and INFORMATION HAS A DESIRE to OPEN A NEW MUSEUM IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO to INSTALL and DISPLAY STAINED GLASS WINDOWS and OTHER ITEMS of STAINED GLASS ART, GLASS PAPERWEIGHT COLLECTIONS, IN ADDITION to OTHER ARTWORK to THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IT WILL BE DEDICATED to EXHIBITING THE ARTWORK and EXPLAINING THE ARTWORKS INFORMATIONAL and TECHNOLOGICAL INTERACTION WITH WORLD HISTORY, INCLUDING YEARS 1200 A.D. to THE PRESENT DAY. EXPLAIN CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES, RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ART and ARTIFICIAL TECHNOLOGY, and THE ROLES INFORMATION PLAYS AS CHANGE AGENTS IN A CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY. WILL EMPHASIZE INFORMATION ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION and PRESERVATION. EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH WILL BE KEY AS PLANS to OPERATE PROGRAMS for CHICAGO and REGIONAL SCHOOL GROUPS.
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2023
- Location
- 15 SALT CREEK LN STE 210 UNIT 6, HINSDALE, IL 60521-2963
- County
- DuPage
- In care of
- EDWARD B SMITH JR