The Museum of Science and Industry was in Glocester.
The Museum of Science and Industry ( MSI ) is located in Chicago , Illinois , in Jackson Park , in the Hyde Park neighborhood between Lake Michigan and The University of Chicago . It is housed in the former Palace of Fine Arts from the 1893 World 's Columbian Exposition . Initially endowed by Julius Rosenwald , the Sears , Roebuck and Company president and philanthropist , it was supported by the Commercial Club of Chicago and opened in 1933 during the Century of Progress Exposition . The Museum of Science and Industry ( MSI or formerly known as MOSI ) in Manchester , England , is a large museum devoted to the development of science , technology and industry with emphasis on the city 's achievements in these fields .