{"id":21265,"date":"2017-08-29T10:54:17","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T15:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=21265"},"modified":"2017-09-01T10:02:12","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T15:02:12","slug":"free-chicago-museum-days-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/free-chicago-museum-days-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Chicago Museum Days in September"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago is home to some of the most fascinating museums in the world. From art to invention, to constellations and natural history, you can cover it all in the city this month \u2013 for free!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adlerplanetarium.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Adler Planetarium<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_10583905.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21282 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_10583905.jpg\" alt=\"free chicago museum days september\" width=\"1000\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_10583905.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_10583905-600x379.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_10583905-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>September 11 &#8211; 17<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Set your sights past the Milky Way at Adler Planetarium this month. Featuring captivating exhibits, such the mind-blowing \u201cDestination Solar System,\u201d sit back, relax, and enjoy the space frontier as you journey through the cosmos.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artic.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Art Institute of Chicago<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_221446018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21283 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_221446018.jpg\" alt=\"free chicago museum days september\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_221446018.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_221446018-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_221446018-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_221446018-128x86.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Every Thursday in September, from 5pm &#8211; 8pm<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A day at the Art Institute is anything but ordinary, featuring exhibitions such as &#8220;Gauguin: Artist as Alchemist&#8221; (which departs September 10!) to classics such as \u201cAmerican Gothic,\u201d to post-modern works by Andy Warhol.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagohistory.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago History Museum<\/a><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21284\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/c700x420-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21284 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/c700x420-1.jpg\" alt=\"free chicago museum days september\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/c700x420-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/c700x420-1-600x360.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/c700x420-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupon.com\/deals\/chicago-history-museum-20\" target=\"_blank\">Groupon<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Every Tuesday in September, from 12:30pm \u2013 7:30pm<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Watch the full story of Chicago unfold at the Chicago History Museum, located in Lincoln Park. See photographs taken by Chicago native Vivian Maier in \u201cVivian Maier\u2019s Chicago,\u201d and hang out\u00a0in an old L car at the &#8220;Chicago: Crossroads of America&#8221; exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fieldmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Field Museum<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_396724789.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21285 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_396724789.jpg\" alt=\"free chicago museum days september\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_396724789.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_396724789-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_396724789-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_396724789-128x86.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>September 10, 11, 23, 24<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Prepare for a visit to the Field Museum this month for exhibitions that\u2019ll blow your mind. Visit an Egyptian Tomb, or stop by to see Sue, the beloved fossil of a T-Rex. Dinosaur lovers, don&#8217;t forget to check out \u201cJurassic World!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msichicago.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Museum of Science + Industry<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_62337820.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21286 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_62337820.jpg\" alt=\"free chicago museum days september\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_62337820.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_62337820-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_62337820-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_62337820-128x86.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>September 5 &#8211; 8, 11 &#8211; 15, 18 &#8211; 22, 25 &#8211; 29<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Learn something new at the Museum of Science and Industry. Check out the\u00a0&#8220;Brick by Brick&#8221; exhibition, which allows guests to build their own lego constructions, and don&#8217;t miss the U-505 on display, the only German submarine in this country!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheddaquarium.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shedd Aquarium<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_199198997.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21287 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_199198997.jpg\" alt=\"free chicago museum days september\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_199198997.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_199198997-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_199198997-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/shutterstock_199198997-128x86.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>September\u00a06 &#8211; 30 (for all IL residents)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Explore aquatic life at the Shedd Aquarium, which features 32,000 animal species! See it all, from beluga whales to penguins\u2013and you can&#8217;t miss the 360-degree tour of a Caribbean Reef.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago is home to some of the most fascinating museums in the world. 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