Past Exhibitions
Raise the Roof
October 2, 2005 — January 8, 2006
This fall, Spertus breaks ground on a new home, just north of its current Michigan Avenue location. In preparation, we have been exploring the stories buildings tell, and a new family-friendly exhibition opening this fall will help us share those stories with you.
Raise the Roof shares the inside scoop on building techniques from around the world, illustrated with interactive activities that allow you to create your own structures, investigate how buildings are designed to serve people’s needs, and discover some specific practices used in Jewish buildings.
Find out just how much you know — or don't know — about the world of buildings, while you learn about plans for the new Spertus.
Raise the Roof was produced by the Science Museum of Minnesota with support from the National Science Foundation. At Spertus Museum it is enhanced with displays created by the Spertus staff.