The Museum of Contemporary Photography
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The Museum of Contemporary Photography is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Spirit of Music (Theodore Thomas Memorial), a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.3 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) was founded in 1976 by Columbia College Chicago as the successor to the Chicago Center for Contemporary Photography. The museum houses a permanent collection as well as the Midwest Photographers Project (MPP), which contains portfolios of photographers and artists' work who reside in the Midwestern United States. The Museum of Contemporary Photography began collecting in the early 1980s and has since grown its collection to include more than 15,000 objects by over 1,500 artists. The MoCP is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
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Wikidata Q3328434, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 25.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spirit of Music (Theodore Thomas Memorial): 0.1 mi
- Mayor Harold Washington: 0.2 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State: 0.3 mi
- Gerardo M: 0.4 mi
- Central Station: 0.4 mi
- Equestrian Indians (The Spearman): 0.1 mi
- Magdalene: 0.1 mi
- Conrad Hilton: 0.1 mi
- Equestrian Indians (The Bowman): 0.1 mi
- Hedgerow: 0.2 mi
- Congress Triangle Garden: 0.1 mi
- Sir Georg Solti Garden: 0.2 mi
- South Rose Garden: 0.3 mi
- The Garden: 0.3 mi
- North Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
- South President's Court: 0.2 mi
- North President's Court: 0.2 mi
- Printers Row Park: 0.3 mi
- Pritzker Park: 0.3 mi
- Ferd Kramer Memorial Garden: 0.3 mi
- Paris Metro Entryway (Metra): 0.2 mi
- Buckingham Fountain: 0.3 mi
- Begin Route 66: 0.4 mi
- Weather Bell: 0.5 mi
- City Mini Golf: 0.6 mi
- Pritzker Military Museum & Library: 0.4 mi
- Chicago Board of Trade Building Museum: 0.5 mi
- Money Museum: 0.5 mi
- Play Street Meuseum: 0.5 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Grove C: 0.7 mi
- Picnic Grove B: 0.7 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 2.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 2.9 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 3.1 mi
- Ping Tom Natural Area: 1.1 mi
- McCormick Bird Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 2.1 mi
- Burnham Wildlife Corridor: 2.4 mi
- South Pond Natural Area: 3.0 mi
- 12th Street Beach: 1.1 mi
- Ohio Street Beach: 1.5 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 2.0 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 2.6 mi
- 41st Street Beach: 3.9 mi
- Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mount Bridgeport: 2.5 mi
- Obama Center Sled Hill: 6.5 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 7.0 mi
- Players Hill: 7.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 14.5 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 21.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 23.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 23.3 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 8.5 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 18.2 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 20.5 mi
- Tedens: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Museum of Contemporary Photography. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 338° | 204 m | 11.1 mi |
| Players Hill | W 271° | 187 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Chicago · 0 mi
- Chicago/Loop · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near South · 1 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 2 mi
- Chicago/Near West Side · 2 mi
- Chicago/Pilsen · 2 mi
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