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The Museum of Holography in Chicago was really, really cool. Hopefully someday it can be on this list. I wish it was still open. I was there last in the early

The Museum of Holography in Chicago was really, really cool. Hopefully someday it can be on this list. I wish it was still open. I was there last in the early 2000's. The story about the museum's closing is pretty sad[1], but the collection was saved. It looks like there were some public exhibitions in the last few years but there's no permanent space right now. There's a Facebook page[2] from a group trying to resurrect the museum. [0] https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/museum-holography-mro https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/museum-holography-mro [1] https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150610/west-loop/museum-of-holography-collection-will-be-saved-thanks-benefactor/ https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150610/west-loop/museum-of... [2] https://www.facebook.com/holomuseum/ https://www.facebook.com/holomuseum/

mikewarot 3y ago
The Terra Museum of American Art[1] was a fantastic collection of art. I was a co-worker of the former director, so got lots of back story. It's sad to see it gone since Dan Terra's passing. The Time Museum in Rockford, Illinois[2] was another interesting museum that is no more. The Mount Horeb Mustard Museum was closed when we visited the town (on a Tuesday)... it's since moved and is apparently still alive near Madison, Wisconsin[3] Further afield - SF-88 is a former Nike Missile site north of San Francisco. The SALT treaty resulted in the removal of Nike sites in protective rings around many industrial centers in the US. This is the one museum site remaining allowed in the treaty.[4] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_Museum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_Museum [2] https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/3938 https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/3938 [3] https://mustardmuseum.com/ https://mustardmuseum.com/ [4] https://www.nps.gov/places/000/nike-missile-site-sf-88.htm https://www.nps.gov/places/000/nike-missile-site-sf-88.htm

mikewarot 3y ago

The Terra Museum of American Art[1] was a fantastic collection of art. I was a co-worker of the former director, so got lots of back story. It's sad to see it gone since Dan Terra's passing. The Time Museum in Rockford, Illinois[2] was another interesting museum that is no more. The Mount Horeb Mustard Museum was closed when we visited the town (on a Tuesday)... it's since moved and is apparently still alive near Madison, Wisconsin[3] Further afield - SF-88 is a former Nike Missile site north of San Francisco. The SALT treaty resulted in the removal of Nike sites in protective rings around many industrial centers in the US. This is the one museum site remaining allowed in the treaty.[4] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_Museum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_Museum [2] https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/3938 https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/3938 [3] https://mustardmuseum.com/ https://mustardmuseum.com/ [4] https://www.nps.gov/places/000/nike-missile-site-sf-88.htm https://www.nps.gov/places/000/nike-missile-site-sf-88.htm