I had a very nice day yesterday with my mom in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, home to the University of Chicago.
Below is a photo recap, covering:
- Robie House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright - We took a tour but interior photos were not allowed
- Rockefeller Chapel
- Oriental Institute Museum
- Smart Museum of Art
- Various sights around campus, including Henry Moore's Nuclear Energy sculpture
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Robie House |
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Charles Harper Center, across from Robie House |
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Rockefeller Chapel |
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Above the entrance to the Oriental Institute |
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My Mummy with a Mummy |
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Who knew I was a god? Of course, my artifact was among the smallest in the museum. |
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Inside the Smart Museum of Art |
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Soldier at a Game of Chess by Jean Metzinger, French, circa 1915-16 |
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The original dining room table & chairs from Robie House, now at Smart Museum. |
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Nuclear Energy by Henry Moore, at the site of the world's first self-sustaining nuclear reaction |
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