Chicago's Museum Campus

Christy MacLear was hired to work for 3 Chicago museums: the Field, Shedd and Adler to represent their Boards to the Mayor's office thru the relocation of Lake Shore Drive and the creation of a lakefront park. This large scale urban project involved state and federal transportation authorities, the Convention Center, Stadium and the Chicago Bears team as well the museums in coordinating this new park thru Mayor Daley's office. As the base of the future Millennium park, the Museum Campus was a test for how parks could be enhanced through public-private partnerships. We tested coordinated trolley systems, cross-museum visitor programs, public art, programs envisioned by Second City co-founder Bernie Sahlins and annual fundraising which enhanced versus cannibalized each museum's efforts.