National Hellenic Museum opens in Chicago
Chicago's new National Hellenic Museum is opening with a family-friendly exhibit "Gods, Myths and Mortals: Discover Ancient Greece" that lets patrons take a quiz to discover which Greek God they most resemble. Interactive stations involve trivia questions, solving riddles and playing games. Credit: Children's Museum of Manhattan
Chicago's Greektown will get a major addition when the National Hellenic Museum opens to the public on Dec. 10. The four-story, 40,000-square-foot museum includes exhibits on ancient Greece, displays on the city's Greek community and a library and resource center.
One exhibit is interactive and is called "Gods, Myths & Mortals: Discovering Ancient Greece." And there's a 13-foot-tall Trojan horse for children to climb.
The museum's mission is to chronicle the Greek-American journey through exhibitions, oral histories and educational programs. The facility is in the city's Greek enclave, just west of downtown. Admission is $10 ($7 ages 3-12), details at nationalhellenicmuseum.org.
