When it welcomes the public back Sunday, the South Side museum will show off an old favorite redone and an expansive, engaging look at the super hero world that's been dominating our movie screens.
Chevy Humphrey is the new president & CEO of the Museum of Science and Industry. Behind her is the Pioneer Zephyr, a train that set a speed record on a trip to Chicago from Denver in 1934. That exhibit was refurbished while the museum was closed.
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Forgive her office, Chevy Humphrey says, gesturing to the clutter of plaques and paintings, sculptures and awards, covering tables and propped against the walls.
“It’s a mess, because I’m just moving in,” says the former head of the Arizona Science Center in Phoenix. “I worked 22 years in a basement. I didn’t have windows.”