{"id":49076,"date":"2019-07-11T15:18:41","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T20:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=49076"},"modified":"2023-01-19T15:16:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T21:16:51","slug":"the-complete-list-of-every-totally-free-museum-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/the-complete-list-of-every-totally-free-museum-in-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"The Complete List of Every Totally Free Museum in Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Learn More About Free Museum Days in Chicago<\/h2>\n<p>There are a handful of <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/museum-free-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">free museum days<\/a> in Chicago on an annual or weekly basis to ensure that you have the chance to explore as many cultural exhibitions as possible. A few of the new museums, like <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wndr-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wndr<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/enchanting-29rooms-is-back-in-chicago-for-10-days-this-july\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">29Rooms<\/a>, are the only exceptions, but we figure that once they&#8217;ve been a Chicago staple for a few years, they&#8217;ll introduce some more affordably priced days, too.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that there a couple of free admission Chicago museums that are\u00a0<em>totally<\/em> free all year round! Yup, that&#8217;s right. You can walk through these halls as many times as you want and probably learn something new every time you go. Museums are a revolving door of knowledge, typically rotating their exhibits to give you a reason to come back. So you should! Take advantage of this awesome wealth of free education that has graced Chicago and go forth into the world, full of new insight and hopefully more open-minded.<\/p>\n<p>Check out our list of free museums in Chicago.\u00a0You&#8217;re welcome.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49130\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49130\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49130\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/11425097_10152952715271485_3403865859042010770_o.jpg\" alt=\"busy beaver button museum\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/11425097_10152952715271485_3403865859042010770_o.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/11425097_10152952715271485_3403865859042010770_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/11425097_10152952715271485_3403865859042010770_o-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/11425097_10152952715271485_3403865859042010770_o-842x632.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/11425097_10152952715271485_3403865859042010770_o-406x305.jpg 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/11425097_10152952715271485_3403865859042010770_o-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Busy Beaver Button Co.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buttonmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Busy Beaver Button Museum<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>3407 W Armitage Ave<br \/>\nHours:<\/strong> Monday &#8211; Friday 9 AM\u20134 PM, Saturday &#8211; Sunday CLOSED<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagobotanic.org\/\">Chicago Botanic\u00a0Garden<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe<br \/>\nHours:<\/strong> Daily 7 AM &#8211; 9 PM<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"body-text__paragraph-header font--h2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofchicago.org\/city\/en\/depts\/dca\/supp_info\/chicago_culturalcenter.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Cultural Center<\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"body-text__paragraph-text font--body has-spacing\"><strong>78 E Washington St<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Hours:<\/strong> Monday &#8211; Friday 10 AM &#8211; 7 PM, Saturday &#8211; Sunday 10 AM &#8211; 5 PM<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"body-text__paragraph-header font--h2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/designchicago.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Design Museum<\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"body-text__paragraph-text font--body has-spacing\"><strong>108 N State St<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Hours:<\/strong> Monday &#8211; Saturday 10 AM &#8211; 6 PM, Sunday 11 AM &#8211; 4 PM<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofchicago.org\/city\/en\/depts\/dca\/supp_info\/clarke_house_museum.html\">Clarke House Museum<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>1827 S Indiana Ave<br \/>\nHours:\u00a0<\/strong>Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays 1 PM and 2:30 PM &#8211; Guided Tours Only<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49132\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49132\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49132 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/64749067_10156581748137833_6698915626066378752_o-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"depaul art museum\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/64749067_10156581748137833_6698915626066378752_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/64749067_10156581748137833_6698915626066378752_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/64749067_10156581748137833_6698915626066378752_o-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/64749067_10156581748137833_6698915626066378752_o-842x561.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/64749067_10156581748137833_6698915626066378752_o-406x271.jpg 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/64749067_10156581748137833_6698915626066378752_o-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/64749067_10156581748137833_6698915626066378752_o.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: DePaul Art Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/museums.depaul.edu\/\">DePaul Art Museum<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>935 W Fullerton<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Hours:<\/strong> Monday &#8211; Tuesday CLOSED, Wednesday &#8211; Thursday 11 AM &#8211; 7 PM, Friday &#8211; Sunday 11 AM &#8211; 5 PM<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"body-text__paragraph-header font--h2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edgewaterhistory.org\/ehs\/information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Edgewater Historical Society and Museum<\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"body-text__paragraph-text font--body has-spacing\"><strong>5358 N Ashland Ave<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Hours:<\/strong> Saturday &#8211; Sunday 1 PM &#8211; 4 PM, Monday &#8211; Friday CLOSED<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/garfieldconservatory.org\/\">Garfield Park Conservatory<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>300 N Central Park Ave<br \/>\nHours:<\/strong> Thursday &#8211; Tuesday 9 AM &#8211; 5 PM, Wednesday 9 AM &#8211; 8 PM<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lpzoo.org\/\">Lincoln Park Zoo<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>2001 North Clark Street<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Hours:<\/strong> Monday &#8211; Friday 10 AM &#8211; 5 PM, Saturday &#8211; Sunday 10 AM &#8211; 6:30 PM<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"card-title xs-text-charcoal FranklinGothic xs-text-2 xs-line-height-2 xs-mb3\"><a class=\"xs-text-charcoal decoration-none title-underline theme-title-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-tracking=\"{&quot;eventInfo&quot;:{&quot;eventName&quot;:&quot;list item&quot;,&quot;eventAction&quot;:&quot;contentClick&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:1562860269,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;custom&quot;},&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;venue&quot;,&quot;entityId&quot;:&quot;166773&quot;,&quot;contentId&quot;:&quot;Content-Venue-166773&quot;,&quot;contentUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.timeout.com\\\/chicago\\\/museums-institutions\\\/mary-leigh-block-museum-of-art&quot;,&quot;contentName&quot;:&quot;Mary &amp; Leigh Block Museum of Art&quot;,&quot;contentPrimaryCategory&quot;:&quot;museums (category)&quot;,&quot;subCategory1&quot;:&quot;art &amp; design&quot;,&quot;contentIsSponsored&quot;:false,&quot;entityZone&quot;:&quot; &quot;,&quot;entityZonePosition&quot;:&quot; &quot;,&quot;entityElement&quot;:&quot;list item&quot;,&quot;entityPosition&quot;:20,&quot;entityInteractionTarget&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;entityIsBookable&quot;:false,&quot;expandable&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;aboveTheFold&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;linesOfText&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entityIsSponsored&quot;:false}}\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;prop59&quot;:&quot; :: ::list item::20::Content-Venue-166773::tile::false::0::0::2::false&quot;,&quot;eVar59&quot;:&quot;D=c59&quot;,&quot;pev2&quot;:&quot;list item&quot;,&quot;prop60&quot;:&quot;Mary &amp; Leigh Block Museum of Art&quot;,&quot;eVar60&quot;:&quot;D=c60&quot;,&quot;prop61&quot;:&quot;Content-Venue-166773&quot;,&quot;eVar61&quot;:&quot;D=c61&quot;}\">Mary &amp; Leigh Block Museum of Art<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston<br \/>\nHours:<\/strong> Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday 10 AM &#8211; 5 PM, Wednesday &#8211; Friday 10 AM &#8211; 8 PM, Monday CLOSED<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49142\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49142\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49142\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/58267_533353380021791_1751739466_n.jpg\" alt=\"money museum\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/58267_533353380021791_1751739466_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/58267_533353380021791_1751739466_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/58267_533353380021791_1751739466_n-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/58267_533353380021791_1751739466_n-842x561.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/58267_533353380021791_1751739466_n-406x271.jpg 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/58267_533353380021791_1751739466_n-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"body-text__paragraph-header font--h2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagofed.org\/education\/money-museum\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Money Museum<\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"body-text__paragraph-text font--body has-spacing\"><strong>230 S Lasalle St<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Hours:<\/strong> Monday &#8211; Friday 8:30 AM &#8211; 5 PM, Saturday &#8211; Sunday CLOSED<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"body-text__paragraph-header font--h2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mocp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Museum of Contemporary Photography<\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"body-text__paragraph-text font--body has-spacing\"><strong>600 S Michigan Ave<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Hours:<\/strong> Monday &#8211; Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 10 AM &#8211; 5 PM, Thursday 10 AM &#8211; 8 PM, Sunday 12 PM &#8211; 5 PM<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org\/\">National Museum of Mexican Art<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>1852 W 19th St<br \/>\nHours: <\/strong>Tuesday &#8211; Sunday 10 AM &#8211; 5 PM, Monday CLOSED<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/nmprac.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts &amp; Culture<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>3015 West Division St<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Hours:<\/strong> Tuesday &#8211; Friday 10 AM &#8211; 5 PM, Saturday 10 AM &#8211; 2 PM, Sunday &#8211; Monday CLOSED<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvam.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Veterans Art Museum<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>4041 N Milwaukee Ave<br \/>\nHours:<\/strong> Tuesday &#8211; Saturday 10 AM &#8211; 5 PM, Sunday &#8211; Monday CLOSED<\/p>\n<header class=\"xs-mb2\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_49143\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49143\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49143\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/55552051_10157141598039486_4745764318904057856_n.jpg\" alt=\"oriental institute\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/55552051_10157141598039486_4745764318904057856_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/55552051_10157141598039486_4745764318904057856_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/55552051_10157141598039486_4745764318904057856_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/55552051_10157141598039486_4745764318904057856_n-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/55552051_10157141598039486_4745764318904057856_n-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/55552051_10157141598039486_4745764318904057856_n-842x842.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/55552051_10157141598039486_4745764318904057856_n-406x406.jpg 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/55552051_10157141598039486_4745764318904057856_n-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/55552051_10157141598039486_4745764318904057856_n-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Oriental Institute<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"card-title xs-text-charcoal FranklinGothic xs-text-2 xs-line-height-2 xs-mb3\"><a class=\"xs-text-charcoal decoration-none title-underline theme-title-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/oi.uchicago.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-tracking=\"{&quot;eventInfo&quot;:{&quot;eventName&quot;:&quot;list item&quot;,&quot;eventAction&quot;:&quot;contentClick&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:1562860269,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;custom&quot;},&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;venue&quot;,&quot;entityId&quot;:&quot;176183&quot;,&quot;contentId&quot;:&quot;Content-Venue-176183&quot;,&quot;contentUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.timeout.com\\\/chicago\\\/things-to-do\\\/the-oriental-institute-museum&quot;,&quot;contentName&quot;:&quot;The Oriental Institute Museum&quot;,&quot;contentPrimaryCategory&quot;:&quot;things to do (category)&quot;,&quot;subCategory1&quot;:&quot;literary events&quot;,&quot;contentIsSponsored&quot;:false,&quot;entityZone&quot;:&quot; 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Tuesday 10 AM &#8211; 5 PM, Wednesday 10 AM &#8211; 8 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/smartmuseum.uchicago.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smart Museum of Art<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>5550 S Greenwood Ave<br \/>\nHours: <\/strong>Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday &#8211; Sunday, 10 AM &#8211; 5 PM, Thursday 10 AM &#8211; 8 PM, Monday CLOSED<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"body-text__paragraph-header font--h2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ukrainiannationalmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ukrainian National Museum<\/a><\/h2>\n<p class=\"body-text__paragraph-text font--body has-spacing\"><strong>2249 W Superior St<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Hours:<\/strong> Thursday &#8211; Sunday 11 AM &#8211; 4 PM, Monday &#8211; Wednesday CLOSED<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/uspizzamuseum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Pizza Museum<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>1146 S Delano Ct W<br \/>\nHours:\u00a0<\/strong>Friday 1 PM &#8211; 8 PM, Saturday &#8211; Sunday 11 AM &#8211; 6 PM, Monday &#8211; Thursday CLOSED<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At UrbanMatter, U Matter. 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