Aspiring architects, engineers and construction workers can get hands-on experience at “Buildings and LEGO,” the latest interactive exhibit at the Chicago Children’s Museum. An 8-foot model of the Sears Tower and a miniature replica of Navy Pier-both made of the plastic interlocking bricks-as well as a photo gallery of Chicago’s architectural landmarks will greet children who enter the museum now through June 1994.
Chicago’s architectural reputation makes the exhibit important to children, says Marjorie Schwarzer, director of education at the museum.
To spark interest, groups of children will experiment with thousands of the miniature bricks, then newspapers and finally balloons, to try to build sturdy skyscrapers as tall as the group’s shortest person.
The museum is at 435 E. Illinois St., Chicago, Ill. Hours are 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 12:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday (5 to 8 p.m. Thursday free); and 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is $2.50 for children ages 12 and under as well as seniors; $3.50 for adults; and free for children under 1. Call 312-527-1000.
