ADLER PLANETARIUM
1300 SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL 60605 www.adlerplanetarium.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE ADLER PLANETARIUM ('ADLER') IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CULTURAL INSTITUTION WHOSE MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE UNIVERSE AND EACH OTHER UNDER THE SKY WE ALL SHARE. IT ASPIRES TO BE THE WORLD'S PREMIER CENTER FOR ENGAGING IN ASTRONOMY AND SPACE SCIENCE.

ADLER'S MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE UNIVERSE AND EACH OTHER UNDER THE SKY WE ALL SHARE.

WHETHER THE ADLER PLANETARIUM IS INTRODUCING A GUEST TO THE RING NEBULA, A NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL TO A COMMUNITY PARTNER, A RESEARCH TEAM TO A NETWORK OF CITIZEN SCIENTISTS, OR ONE STAFF MEMBER TO ANOTHER, THE MUSEUM'S FOCUS ON MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS DATES BACK NEARLY A CENTURY.TODAY, THE MUSEUM HOSTS MORE THAN HALF A MILLION VISITORS EACH YEAR AND REACHES MILLIONS MORE THROUGH YOUTH PROGRAMS, NEIGHBORHOOD SKYWATCHING EVENTS, ONLINE PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH PROJECTS. IT IS HOME TO A DEDICATED ASTRONOMY RESEARCH DEPARTMENT AND A WORLD-CLASS COLLECTION OF ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTS, RARE BOOKS, WORKS ON PAPER, AND OTHER ARTIFACTS THAT CAPTIVATE VISITORS AND RESEARCHERS ALIKE.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.IN 2020, NEARLY 300,000 VISITORS - INCLUDING MORE THAN 20,000 STUDENTS ON FIELD TRIPS - EXPERIENCED THE MUSEUM'S INTERACTIVE EXHIBITIONS; IMMERSED THEMSELVES IN LIVE PLANETARIUM SHOWS; CHALLENGED THEMSELVES WITH HANDS-ON, MINDS-ON PROGRAMS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, THE ARTS, AND MATHEMATICS (STEAM); AND DISCOVERED STORIES OF EXPLORATION, IMAGINATION, AND PERSEVERANCE IN HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS THEY SAW ON DISPLAY HERE AT THE MUSEUM OR READ ABOUT IN OUR PUBLIC ONLINE COLLECTIONS CATALOGUE.THE ADLER INTRODUCED NEW MUSEUM OFFERINGS: THE CHICAGO'S NIGHT SKY EXHIBIT THAT ALLOWED GUESTS TO CONNECT THEM AND THE CITY AROUND THEM TO THE WONDROUS HUMAN TRADITION OF LOOKING UP. OUR COMMUNITY PLAYLAB DESIGNED THAT ENCOURAGED CREATIVITY, CURIOSITY, EXPLORATION, AND LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL SKILLS IN YOUNG LEARNERS.OUR COMMUNITY STAR STUDIO, AN INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP WHERE GUESTS COULD ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AND DISCOVER WAYS TO CREATIVELY CONNECT TO THE NIGHT SKY. THE ADLER ALSO DELIVERED ON ITS PROMISE TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE-LITERALLY. OUR ASTRONOMERS AND VOLUNTEERS VISITED 14 NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND CHICAGO AND LED FREE TELESCOPE OBSERVING FOR MORE THAN 1,200 OF OUR NEIGHBORS. MAKING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE, IDEAS, AND OUR UNIVERSE DOESN'T JUST FEEL GOOD - IT DRIVES SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS. WHEN PEOPLE FEEL WELCOME IN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY, THEY DELIVER REAL RESULTS.ADLER TEENS HAVE HUNTED FOR METEORITES 200 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OF LAKE MICHIGAN, HELPED OUR SCIENTISTS LAUNCH THE FIRST-EVER LIGHT-POLLUTION SURVEY OF CHICAGO, AND ORGANIZED TO EDUCATE OTHERS AND FIGHT LIGHT POLLUTION IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES.THROUGH ZOONIVERSE.ORG, AN ONLINE CITIZEN-SCIENCE PORTAL CO-FOUNDED BY THE ADLER, OVER 2 MILLION VOLUNTEERS AROUND THE WORLD - MANY OF WHOM HAVE NO FORMAL SCIENTIFIC TRAINING - CONTRIBUTE TO REAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROJECTS. TO DATE, ZOONIVERSE VOLUNTEERS HAVE CLASSIFIED MILLIONS OF GALAXIES, INSPECTED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TUBERCULOSIS BACTERIA TO FIGHT ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE, DISCOVERED NEW EXOPLANETS, AND HELPED RESEARCH TEAMS ACROSS DISCIPLINES TACKLE HUGE DATA SETS.THROUGH THE WONDER OF SPACE SCIENCE, THE ADLER CONNECTS PEOPLE, COMMUNITIES, AND INSTITUTIONS SO WE CAN EXPLORE OUR UNIVERSE TOGETHER AND USE OUR COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD FOR EVERYONE.

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