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Museums/Galleries in Chicago
| Name | Category | Location |
Adler Planetarium
Navigate your way through the solar system with interactive and... |
Museums / Galleries | South Loop |
The Art Institute of Chicago
Come for the sterling collection of Impressionists (an entire... |
Museums / Galleries | The Loop |
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Chicago Children's Museum
"Hands-on" is the operative concept for this brightly colored... |
Museums / Galleries | Near North |
Chicago History Museum
The museum went through a major rehaul in late 2006 when it changed... |
Museums / Galleries | Lincoln Park |
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Clarke House Museum
This Greek Revival structure dates from 1836, making it Chicago's... |
Museums / Galleries | Prairie Avenue and Chinatown |
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The DuSable Museum of African-American History
The DuSable is a colorful—and haunting—exploration... |
Museums / Galleries | Hyde Park |
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Ernest Hemingway Museum
How did the author's first 20 years in Oak Park affect his later... |
Museums / Galleries | Oak Park |
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The Field Museum
More than 6 acres of exhibits fill this gigantic world-class... |
Museums / Galleries | South Loop |
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Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
The redbrick Victorian Hull House was the birthplace of social... |
Museums / Galleries | University Village |
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Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art
Among the most notable sights on the Northwestern University... |
Museums / Galleries | Evanston |
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Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
Founded in 1977, the museum houses more than 10,000 Native American... |
Museums / Galleries | Evanston |
Museum of Contemporary Art
A group of art patrons who felt the great Art Institute was unresponsive... |
Museums / Galleries | Near North |
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Museum of Contemporary Photography
"Contemporary" is defined here as anything after 1936. More than... |
Museums / Galleries | South Loop |
Museum of Science and Industry
The beloved MSI is one of the most-visited sites in Chicago... |
Museums / Galleries | Hyde Park |
National Museum of Mexican Art
Formerly the Mexican Fine Arts Museum Center, this is the largest... |
Museums / Galleries | Pilsen |
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Oriental Institute
This gem began with artifacts collected by University of Chicago... |
Museums / Galleries | Hyde Park |
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Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Walk among hundreds of Midwest species of butterflies and learn... |
Museums / Galleries | Lincoln Park |
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The Polish Museum of America
Chicago has the largest Polish population of any city outside... |
Museums / Galleries | Wicker Park and Bucktown |
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Smart Museum of Art
If you want to see art masterpieces but don't want to spend a... |
Museums / Galleries | Hyde Park |
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Spertus Museum
This museum addresses an intellectual puzzle: What does it mean... |
Museums / Galleries | South Loop |
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Swedish American Museum Center
Though this tiny and welcoming museum does have changing exhibits... |
Museums / Galleries | Far North and Far Northwest Sides |
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Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
Modern and contemporary art fans head out to this small museum... |
Museums / Galleries | Wicker Park and Bucktown |
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