Any good exhibits near Union Station Chicago?

[Wayne]

I have no freakin idea what the "right" forum is to post this in and got tired of looking, this so moderators feel free to move it wherever.

I will probably have a 5 hour train layover at Union Station sometime in the next couple weeks and would like to see some good photography and/or art within walking distance (1-2 miles) if I can. I could grab a cab for something special but I prefer to get some exercise.

Unfortunately the Art Institute is only open past 5 one day a week and I dont know if I will be there that day (Thurs) or not. My layover will be from about 4-9 PM. Good eats would be nice too.

Wayne

 

[Mark Fisher]

My suggestion was going to be Museum of Contemporary Photography ( http://www.mocp.org/ ) at Columbia College, but it is only open until 8 on Thursdays. I'd probably do to the Art Institute if I had to choose one. The Museum of Contempory Art ( http://www.mcachicago.org/ ) is open until 8 on Tuesdays, but that is a cab ride away (maybe 2 miles).

 

[Wayne]

Well at least I have 2 nights of the week now where I have something to check out. I dont get the MOCP website-they seem to have future and past exhibitions but no current ones, or maybe I'm just dense and cant figure it out. I would definitely go there given the chance. I have been to the Art Institute a couple times, but never to the other 2. If I'm there on a Thursday I would probably go to the Art Institute again, but I'd love to see MOCA.

Wayne

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

I have no freakin idea what the "right" forum is to post this in and got tired of looking, this so moderators feel free to move it wherever.

Moved to "Book, Magazine, Gallery Reviews & Shows".

 

[Wayne]

Moved to "Book, Magazine, Gallery Reviews & Shows".

That forum doesnt even show up in my list because I dont subscribe to it. This site is getting way to complicated. I need an all day course just to learn how to use it. I cant figure out how to do most of the things I want to do, and usualy just give up. Too many forums, buttons, tabs, options. (sorry, I know where I should put this post )


Wayne

 

[wilsonneal]

You might check the hours of operation at the Catherine Edelman Gallery, they show lots of photographs. It's on Superior. There's also excellent cheap eats in that area: Bar Louie, Club Lago, Green Door Tavern, Portillo's.
Neal