A new Neon and Light Museum is brightening up Chicago with an immersive exhibition opening on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, at 325 W. Huron Street with a limited eight-week run.
Neon lights are named after a noble gas that creates an orange light. The other colors are made with hydrogen for red, mercury for blue, helium for yellow and carbon dioxide for white. These chemical elements are all placed inside electrified glass tubes and sealed. These gas discharged lights are quite popular to mold into signs and used in decorative lamps.