Host partners

ASTC 2024 Annual Conference

Chicago, Illinois, USA

ASTC is grateful to all of our Chicago-area members and friends for their hard work and hospitality in facilitating the ASTC 2024 Annual Conference:

Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
Field Museum
Adler Planetarium
International Museum of Surgical Science
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Chicago Children’s Museum

Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

The Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (Griffin MSI) is serving as our official host for the ASTC 2024 Annual Conference. This iconic museum, the largest science center in the Western Hemisphere, offers world-class and uniquely interactive experiences that support the Museum’s mission: to inspire the inventive genius in everyone.

Learn more about Griffin MSI.

Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
5700 South DuSable Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60637

Field Museum

The Field Museum is a forward-thinking scientific leader on a mission to explore, protect, and celebrate nature and culture. From exhibitions that inspire journeys of discovery in visitors young and old, to the groundbreaking research and conservation efforts driven by our 40 million artifacts and specimens, we’re on a mission to spark public engagement with science and uncover solutions for a brighter world.

Field Museum
1400 South DuSable Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60605

Adler Planetarium

The Adler Planetarium connects people to the universe and each other under the sky we all share. America’s first planetarium, the Adler hosts more than half a million visitors each year to see exhibitions and sky shows. The Adler reaches millions more through youth engagement programs, skywatching events, and people-powered research. With the Adler’s support, people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities gain the confidence to explore their universe together and return to their communities ready to think critically and creatively about any challenge that comes their way. The new Other Worlds exhibition explores our Solar System and planets around other stars. Stargazers Hub highlights the Adler’s history of astronomy collection and our enduring human connection with the sky. The Adler’s sky shows such as Niyah and the Multiverse offer scientific exploration rooted in community and connection.

Adler Planetarium
1300 South DuSable Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60605

International Museum of Surgical Science

The International Museum of Surgical Science, a division of the International College of Surgeons, aims to enrich the lives of its visitors by enhancing their appreciation and understanding of the history, development, and advances of surgery and other health and medical topics. The museum is a division of the International College of Surgeons and was opened in 1954. Its collection ranges from prehistoric to contemporary times, and includes medical artifacts, instruments, and archives interspersed with fine art, like paintings and sculptures. Three main themes run throughout the collection: the discovery & use of anesthesia & antisepsis and the understanding of anatomy. These three As are essential to modern medicine.

International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 North Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60610

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

Do you ever wonder how a butterfly gets its colors? Or how turtles hibernate? For over 167 years, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum of the Chicago Academy of Sciences has served a unique role in the city of Chicago, connecting people of all ages to nature and science through immersive exhibits, fun family events, important conservation research, and in-depth education programs, inspiring the wonder in all of us.

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum of the Chicago Academy of Sciences
2430 North Cannon Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60614

Chicago Children's Museum

As a cultural institution dedicated solely to young children and the important adults in their lives, Chicago Children’s Museum takes seriously its role as a national leader in developing original, play-based experiences that engage children in creative, collaborative learning. The museum offers two floors of playful learning activities, including 13 permanent exhibits like Moen Presents Water City where children experiment with cause-and-effect through the exploration of water; Skyline where they investigate how to build a stable structure; and Tinkering Lab, where they take on daily engineering challenges. The museum’s commitment to expanding playful learning opportunities for all children also extends beyond its walls, with the creation of dynamic STEAM-based Curiosity Classrooms in a number of Chicago Public Schools, and Playful Learning Landscapes play environments in a variety of community-based settings.

Chicago Children’s Museum at Navy Pier
700 East Grand Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611