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Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art
Kid-Friendly Aspects of Lizzadro Museum
Lizzadro Museum hosts various schools, scouts, and other groups for field trips! You can also drop in Tuesdays through Sundays and enjoy the space at your leisure. There are many fun scenes along the wall depicting scenes and the animals are made completely of carved stone.
There is also a new touch screen game that kids can enjoy while learning about minerals.
New Exhibit at Lizzadro Museum
The newest exhibit at Lizzadro Museum is called "The Altar of the Green Jade Pagoda" is made completely of jade and was gifted to the museum in 2018. The impressive sculpture was carved from a nine-ton boulder by 150 skilled jade carvers and took more than ten years to finish!
Gemstone and Precious Stone Gifts
By the entrance is a large museum shop filled with all types of products including jewelry, book ends, sculptures, gifts, and more for purchase.
Solisti Di Camera String Quartet
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art 1220 Kensington Road, Oak Brook, IL, United StatesSmall ensemble music programs continue at the Lizzadro Museum this fall! Experience the Solisti Di Camera String Quartet featuring cello, viola and violins playing a selection of music from the Baroque to Classical. The performance will include a brief discussion about the music selections. Performance 2:00 p.m. – 50 minutes – All Ages Welcome Admission:...
Smithsonian Museum Day
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art 1220 Kensington Road, Oak Brook, IL, United StatesMuseum day brings together museums, zoos, and cultural centers from all 50 states to offer free admission to all Museum Day ticket holders. Museum Day represents a national commitment to access, equality, and inclusion. Join us as we celebrate the Lapidary Arts with artist demonstrators from the West Suburban Lapidary Club. See cutting and polishing stone, wire-wrap,...
Smithsonian Museum Day and Lapidary Demonstrations
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art 1220 Kensington Road, Oak Brook, IL, United StatesMuseum Day brings together museums, zoos and cultural centers from all 50 states to offer free admission to all Museum Day ticket holders. Museum Day represents a national commitment to access, equality, and inclusion. Join us as we celebrate the Lapidary Arts with artist demonstrators from the West Suburban Lapidary Club. See cutting and polishing...
Pioneering the American Faceting Movement
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art 1220 Kensington Road, Oak Brook, IL, United StatesIn this presentation, lapidary historian and author Justin K Prim will take us on a journey through time. Using archival photos and documents, Justin will reveal the roots of gemstone cutting in America. He is an American lapidary and gemologist living and working in Bangkok, Thailand. He has studied gem cutting traditions all over the...
Minerals to Batteries: Where do they come from?
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art 1220 Kensington Road, Oak Brook, IL, United StatesThe commercial development of Sony’s lithium-ion battery in 1991, has transformed the technical world we live in – from laptop computers, mobile phones, power tools, electric vehicles, and – more recently – grid energy storage. Join Dr. Andrew Jansen from Argonne National Laboratory to learn what makes a lithium-ion battery work, why it is such...
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