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MCA 40th Anniversary Celebration
Celebrate 40 years with 40 free days!
We’re talking 40 free days at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA). Footloose and fancy. Unconfined. Unrestrained. Spontaneous. Free. And all yours.

Beginning September 29 and running through November 14, the MCA brings you Kidrobot, Todd Oldham, Cynthia Rowley, our first outdoor rock concert, hands-on activities for the whole family, dogs in costumes, DJs, photo booths, prizes every day, and more, more, more, and then a little more.

This is our 40th-anniversary gift to you. Here’s your guide to everything MCA over these next 40 days. We’re the MCA—not modern. Contemporary.

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Exhibitions on view
Record Times: 40 Years from the MCA Archive
Through October 21

Alexander Calder in Focus: Works from the Leonard and Ruth Horwich Family Loan
Through April 13, 2008

Collection Highlights
Through June 8, 2008

Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967
September 29, 2007 – January 6, 2008

Tino Sehgal: Kiss
October 7 – December 30

Takashi Murakami: Jellyfish Eyes
Through March 2008

Mapping the Self
November 3, 2007–March 2, 2008

Join the MCA now.
Every day at the MCA can be like this, with surprises and special access all for free. The MCA offers special $40 basic memberships—complete with free admission for one year, discounts around the building, and more—during the 40 free days for new members. Every person who joins or renews will be entered in that day’s drawing and become eligible to win roundtrip tickets to anywhere in the United States. Visit mcachicago.org/membership or call 312.397.4040.

General information 312.280.2660

Member Services 312.397.4040 or memberservices@mcachicago.org

Box offce 312.397.4010

A warm thank you to all of our supporters

MCA@40 sponsors
Support for MCA@40 is generously provided by Anne and Burt Kaplan, Helen and Sam Zell, Robert M. Levy and Diane v.S. Levy, and Elizabeth Amy Liebman.

Chicago Public Radio Terra Foundation for American Art Sara Lee Foundation
Target JPMorgan Chase Whole Foods
American Airlines Time Out Chicago Chicago Reader


Thank you to our generous partners: Chicago Transit Authority, Hall’s Rental, Chipotle, Funky Buddha Lounge, Goose Island Beer Co., and Swirlz Cupcakes.
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