Museum of Holography

06/17/2026

Eye on Chicago’s Historic Holography District.

Museum of Holography

06/16/2026

We’ll be open through the night by appointment for visiting Holographers from around the world next week Monday thru Wednesday — split an Uber from Lake Forest College or skip the Bus back on Wednesday.

Enjoy a spot of Mint Tea and a friendly game of Backgammon rather than fighting jet lag.

And if you’re in Chicago this week, we’re open Monday, Tuesday until 10 pm, and Wednesday 10-4.

As always, the HoloLab is available 24 hrs. by appointment for members of the Chicago Holographic Cooperative or visiting Holographers.

Drop In. Trip Out. See & Make Holograms. ✌🏼

Museum of Holography

06/10/2026

Q: One of our smaller lasers, a 10mW Helium Neon can put out a beam that can travel 2-5 miles in the atmosphere and whose spot will be 4 to 5 feet wide after only a mile. This is the spot and beam spread after being bounced around inside the MOH for about 200’. The donut effect is caused by the iPhone’s camera sensor. Atmospheric Laser Show Regulations aside, what laser could visibly map out a nighttime self-guided tour of Chicago’s Historic Holography District using a bounced laser beam at ankle height over 2-3 miles with much less beam spread?

Museum of Holography

06/07/2026

2015: Eleven years ago we acquired the remaining contents of the MOH Building after a year of intense negotiations, and two years after first launching our Mission in 2013.

After all the hard work had been done and our HoloRescue 1.0 exhibition caught his attention, an Anonymous Benefactor joined our Mission and signed a $12,000 check on our behalf with the promise of donating all that we saved to the MOH nonprofit.

Instead he absconded with everything and has held the MOH hostage for a decade after revealing his true intentions 4 days before our HoloRescue 2.0 show at SOHO House — leading to my decision to cancel the show rather than enrich a Private Collector.

Our Operating Philosophy has always been clear — “No one should profit off of Loren Billings’ suffering” — he is now profiting.

Private Equity meets Holography.

In a classic PE “roll up” strategy he is attempting to corner the world’s holography market — acquiring collections by any means possible from paying aging holophiles pennies on the dollar, to defrauding MOH Volunteers — all to be sold piecemeal as “Fine Art” for massive profit.

In response, we continue to work directly with the Illinois Attorney General to reestablish the historic MOH Charitable Trust, a first step towards rematriating Loren Billings’ collection and closing this saga.

Thank you all for your continued support over the years.

We look forward to seeing you all at the current Museum of Holography Experience at 116 N. Aberdeen — open 24 Hrs. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday until 4 pm — where we’ll be screening the “Holo Vultures” documentary for Chicago Design Week and Fulton Market Design Days attendees from around the world.

Drop In. Trip Out. ✌🏼

Museum of Holography

06/05/2026

Holography has a long and sordid history of lost, stolen and forged holograms that have found their way into large collections — enter the HoloVultures attempting to corner the market by acquiring collections from aging Holophiles for pennies on the dollar using ANY means possible, then selling holograms piecemeal through Holo-Chop-Shop Galleries as “Fine Art” for massive profits.

Private Equity meets Holography.

Join us next week during Fulton Market Design Days (June 8, 9, 10) as the MOH’s HoloVultures documentary takes a deep dive into Holography’s shady underbelly, with Design Professionals from around the world.

DM to RSVP for an invite-only screening of HoloVultures at the Museum of Holography, 116 N. Aberdeen, next to the West Loop Public Library in Chicago’s Historic Holography District.

We’ll be open 24 hrs Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to accommodate the jet lag and time zone shifts of our international guests.

Drop In. Trip Out. ✌🏼

Museum of Holography

06/05/2026

Drop In. Trip Out.

06/03/2026

Museums improve Mental & Physical Health.

“Research suggests that experiencing art and creativity, even for a few minutes a day, has tangible effects on our mental and physical health. Doing so helps slow cognitive decline, reduces the risk of heart disease and increases well-being as we age.”

Thanks to all the Community Members that have been visiting the Museum of Holography — we can attest that it works both ways.

It is a Joy to bring you this experience that would have been lost like so much else here in the West Loop and the world of Holography — and to give WL Pioneers Loren & Bob Billings the honor and respect they deserve for all their contributions to both. 🙏🏼

Museum of Holography

This “fifth pillar of health” is often dismissed as entertainment.

06/02/2026

Drop In. Trip Out.

Tours until 10 PM tonight @ 116 N. Aberdeen.

HoloLab all night long for Members. 🔴

Museum of Holography,

06/01/2026

Drop In. Trip Out. HoloMuseum Monday.

Museum of Holography

05/22/2026

HoloLab Open
24 Hrs. Monday thru Thursday to 4 pm for MOH Members.