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Name/Address/Map Link |
Closed
Day |
Adult Adm. $
Free Day |
Museum Highlights |
Link |
Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum
1300 S. Lake Shore Drive |
Map
| Video |
None |
$16
Mon. & Tue.
Off-Season |
Explore the solar system through exhibits,
interactive adventures and two full-sized planetarium theaters. |
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Art Institute of Chicago
111 S. Michigan Avenue |
Map |
None |
$12
Tuesdays |
The collection spans 5,000 years of artistic
expression - paintings, prints and drawings, sculptures, photographs, video
and more. |
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Chicago Children's Museum
700 E. Grand Avenue |
Map |
None |
$8
Thu. 5-8pm |
Interactive learning adventures for toddlers
to ten year-olds; located at Navy Pier. |
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Chicago History Museum
Clark Street at North Avenue |
Map |
None |
$14
Mondays |
Learn about Chicago's unique history,
trace its growth from wilderness outpost to the architectural, cultural and
social Mecca of our times. |
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The David & Alfred Smart Museum of Art
5550 S. Greenwood Avenue |
Map |
Mon |
Free |
Over 10,000 objects, spanning five centuries
of both Western and Eastern civilizations, plus special exhibitions. |
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Info |
DuSable Museum of African-American History
740 E. 56th Place |
Map |
Mon |
$3
Sundays |
Dedicated to the collection, preservation,
interpretation and dissemination of the history and culture of Americans of
African descent. |
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Info |
Field Museum
1400 S. Lake Shore Drive |
Map
| Video |
None |
$19
None |
Features the preservation and exhibition of
objects illustrating art, archaeology, science and history. See "Sue", the
largest, best preserved T-Rex.
See our Field Museum feature
article. |
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Info |
Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center
801 W. Adams St. |
Map |
Sun & Mon |
Free |
Captures the history of the Greek immigrant
experience in America, showcases the artistic work of the Hellenic people
and celebrates the Hellenic culture of antiquity. |
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Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum
1852 W. 19th Street |
Map |
Mon |
Free |
The Permanent Collection contains over 5,000
objects of Mexican art, including prints and drawings, photography, painting
and sculpture, textiles and more. |
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Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Avenue |
Map |
Mon |
$10
Tuesdays |
Exhibitions of art created since 1945 --
through painting, sculpture, photography, video and film, and performance. |
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Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S. Michigan Avenue |
Map |
Sun |
Free |
An exclusive commitment to the medium of
photography; permanent collection includes more than 7,000 objects, focusing
on the photography of Americans and U.S. residents since 1936. |
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Museum of Science and Industry(MSI)
57th Street and Lake Shore Drive |
Map |
None |
$11
Some
Mon & Tue |
One of the most popular museums in the United
States - Covers diverse areas like energy, the environment, the human body,
space exploration and transportation. Highlights include a U-505 Submarine
and an Omnimax Theater.
See our MSI
feature article. |
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Oriental Institute Museum
1155 East 58th Street |
Map |
Mon |
$5 optional |
A showcase of the history, art and archaeology
of the ancient Near East, including major collections of antiquities from
Egypt, Mesopotamia, Iran, Syria, Palestine, and Anatolia. |
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Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 N. Cannon Drive |
Map |
None |
$7
Thursday |
Explore how everything we do is connected to
nature; vist the year-round butterfly haven; learn about the eco-friendly
building technology. |
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Info |
Polish Museum of America
984 N. Milwaukee Avenue |
Map |
None |
$5
Thursday |
Promotes the knowledge of Polish history and
culture, especially promulgates Polish and Polish American art in its
paintings, sculptures, drawings and lithographs by well-known artists. |
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Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows
700 E. Grand Avenue (Navy Pier) |
Map |
None |
Free |
A permanent display of 150 stained glass
windows housed in an 800 foot-long series of galleries along the lower level
terraces of Festival Hall at Navy Pier. |
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Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
610 S. Michigan |
Map |
Sat |
$7
Free
Tue 10-12am
Thurs 3-7pm |
Spertus Museum organizes and hosts
thought-provoking exhibitions that explore contemporary and historical
issues in Jewish art and culture. |
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Ukrainian National Museum
721 N. Oakley Boulevard |
Map |
Mon-
Wed |
Free |
Details the heritage, culture and people of
Ukraine -- over 1,000 artifacts from folk art to musical instruments, plus
an extensive library. |
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