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Chicago History Museum Becomes First Museum In America To Crowdsource An Exhibit

Crowdsourcing is all the rage these days and the Chicago History Museum is hopping aboard the speeding bandwagon with relish. The History Museum is asking guests and fans online to come up with an idea a new exhibit—the first museum in the country to seek public opinion in creating an exhibition....

Read entire article at Chicagoist