The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago has been renamed the Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry following a $125 million donation by Florida billionaire Ken Griffin. Griffin, a former Chicagoan and Citadel CEO, left the city in 2022, likening it to Afghanistan on a good day. The renaming has sparked mixed reactions among Chicagoans, with some expressing nostalgia for the original name.
The Museum of Science and Industry will officially be renamed the Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry starting today. https://t.co/zVStv4ELqC
Letter to the Editor: When I was growing up on the South Side of Chicago in the 1960s, we would visit “The Museum.” In my mind, that will never change, regardless of who donated tons of money to get the naming rights to the Museum of Science and Industry. https://t.co/PDGedBzkPB
The renaming of the Museum of Science and Industry after a generous donor has caused a minor kerfuffle. Erin Geary explains the absurdity behind it. https://t.co/RpDi9kz1E4
Sorry, Ken — Chicagoans will call the Museum of Science and Industry what they please https://t.co/k69qeB906p https://t.co/qoOOfaO8td
.@NeilSteinberg has a few thoughts about renaming the Museum of Science & Industry for billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin, once the richest person in Illinois, who left the state for Florida in 2022. Fortunately, Chicagoans have a genius for ignoring name changes ⬇️ https://t.co/7XDHbeOQWw
The Museum of Science and Industry will officially be renamed the Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry starting Sunday. https://t.co/zVStv4ELqC
This Chicago Museum Just Got A Ken Griffin Rebrand, 2 Years After He Fled The State https://t.co/8rvk2WZd77 https://t.co/HGxHArjo2u
The Museum of Science and Industry will officially be renamed the Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry starting Sunday. Why? A $125 million donation. https://t.co/zVStv4ELqC
The Museum of Science and Industry has been renamed for Florida billionaire Ken Griffin. https://t.co/03Vdr2kpCn https://t.co/nxrVQV9NC5
The Museum of Science and Industry is officially changing its name to spotlight the former Chicagoan and Citadel CEO who left the city in 2022. He said Chicago was “like Afghanistan, on a good day.” https://t.co/BcRunVt4DS