Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows - Chicago, IL - Art Museums on Waymarking.com

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"Open since February 2000, it is the first museum in the United States dedicated solely to stained glass windows. It showcases both secular and religious windows and is divided by artistic theme into four categories: Victorian, Prairie, Modern and Contemporary. All of the windows were designed by prominent local, national and European studios and most were originally installed in Chicago area residential, commercial and religious buildings.

The windows provide unique insight into Chicago's cultural, ethnic and artistic history. The time period they represent, 1870 to the present, was an era of intense urban revision that featured the development, decline and revitalization of neighborhoods, the development of commercial and cultural institutions, the evolution of artistic styles and the response of various ethnic groups to these changes. The religious windows reveal the national and ethnic styles of Chicago's European immigrants, while the residential windows display the history of architecture and decorative art styles."

Unfortunately, the Museum's website no longer seems to be working.
There is no charge to view the windows. Other works, mostly mosaics are also displayed. See the Wikipedia article at (visit link)

Name: Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows Location: 700 E. Grand Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 Phone Number: 312-595-5024 Web Site: [Web Link] Agency/Ownership: Public Hours of operation: open whenever the Navy Pier is open...but those hours seem to be a well kept secret..at least on the internet. Admission Fee: 0 Gift Shop: no Cafe/Restaurant: no

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