{"id":80520,"date":"2020-07-30T15:05:32","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T20:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=80520"},"modified":"2020-08-03T09:16:10","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T14:16:10","slug":"you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"You Can Visit These World-Famous Chicago Museums for Free Right Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Though some of the biggest museums in town remain closed in the interest of public health and safety, there are still plenty of other great Chicago institutions to visit that have opened their doors to visitors. Some of these museums are either resuming preexisting free-day programs<\/a>, while some are charging no admission fees for a special block of dates to celebrate their reopening; still, others have been and continue to be free for all visitors year-round. Consider taking your next weekend excursion at one of these Chicago museums for FREE.<\/p>\n

\"free
Photo Credit: Museum of Contemporary Art Facebook Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Museum of Contemporary Art<\/a><\/h2>\n

220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago IL 60611<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ordinarily, MCA offers free admission to Illinois residents on Tuesdays, but in the weeks immediately following reopening, the museum going a step further. For the entirety of July and August this year, free admission extends to all visitors, with the hour of 11 am through 12 pm, reserved specifically for high-risk individuals.<\/p>\n

\"free
Photo Credit: Museum of Science and Industry Chicago Facebook Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Museum of Science + Industry<\/a><\/h2>\n

5700 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago IL 60637<\/strong><\/p>\n

MSI is opening its doors to curious minds August 1 and is offering free admission to all through August 14. You have a whole two weeks to explore a massive model railroad, the future of space exploration, and more!<\/p>\n

\"free
Photo Credit: The Art Institute of Chicago Facebook Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Art Institute of Chicago<\/a><\/h2>\n

111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago IL 60603<\/strong><\/p>\n

Starting with its reopening date of July 30, the Art Institute is offering free general admission through August 3, so don\u2019t delay! This is a great weekend to check out the jewelry of South Asian nomadic cultures or the bold-colored paintings of Malangatana.<\/p>\n

\"free
Photo Credit: Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center Facebook Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center<\/a><\/h2>\n

9603 Woods Dr, Skokie IL 60077<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you happen to have a debit or credit card through Bank of America or Merrill Lynch, you can present your card (along with photo identification) for free general admission to the Illinois Holocaust Museum on August 1 and 2, September 5 and 6, October 3 and 4, November 7 and 8, and December 5 and 6.<\/p>\n

\"free
Photo Credit: Swedish American Museum Facebook Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Swedish American Museum<\/a><\/h2>\n

5211 N Clark St, Chicago IL 60640<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nestled in the Andersonville neighborhood, the Swedish American Museum includes special art exhibits, a genealogy center, and a shop. General admission is free on the second Tuesday of each month.<\/p>\n

\"free
Photo Credit: Museum of Contemporary Photography Facebook Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Museum of Contemporary Photography<\/a><\/h2>\n

600 S Michigan Ave, Chicago IL 60605<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hosted by Columbia College, MoCP is a free-admission museum year-round. Currently, visitors must reserve a timed ticket, but admission remains free \u2014 perfect for exploring the exhibit Temporal: Puerto Rican Resistance<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"free
Photo Credit: International Museum of Surgical Science Facebook Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

International Museum of Surgical Science<\/a><\/h2>\n

1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago IL 60610<\/strong><\/p>\n

Did you know that \u201cNorth America\u2019s only museum devoted to surgery\u201d is right here in Chicago? IMSS currently includes exhibits on dental history, polio and the iron lung, and much, much more. Free admission days in 2020 include November 30 – December 4, December 7 – 11, and December 14 – 18.<\/p>\n

\n
\"\"
Photo Credit: Noah’s Ark Waterpark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

View the Best Water Parks near Chicago<\/h4>\n

Need to get outside? View our list of the best water parks near Chicago.<\/p>\n

View the Best Water Parks near Chicago<\/a><\/p>\n

\n
\"\"
Photo Credit: Museum of Broadcast Communications Facebook Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Museum of Broadcast Communications<\/a><\/h2>\n

360 N State St, Chicago IL 60654<\/strong><\/p>\n

MBC is offering free general admission now through August 2, which also marks the time you have left to check out its current exhibit, Stay Tuned: Rock on TV; <\/em>for the rest of the weekend, you can view video archives, rock artifacts, and more.<\/p>\n

\"\"
Photo Credit: Smart Museum of Art Facebook Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Smart Museum of Art<\/a><\/h2>\n

5550 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago IL 60637<\/strong><\/p>\n

This art museum at the University of Chicago is generally closed to the public right now but is holding a limited-time event now through August 9, which \u2014 in keeping with the museum\u2019s usual admission pricing \u2014 is free to attend. Visitors can reserve their time to view the exhibition The Allure of Matter: Material Art from China<\/em> for groups of up to 6 people.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

At UrbanMatter, U Matter. And we think this matters.<\/p>\n

Tell us what you think matters in your neighborhood and what we should write about next in the comments below!<\/span><\/p>\n

Featured Image Credit: Museum of Contemporary Photography Facebook Page<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

READ MORE LIKE THIS<\/a><\/center>
DOWNLOAD THE URBANMATTER APP<\/a><\/center>
FIND PARKING<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Though some of the biggest museums in town remain closed in the interest of public health and safety, there are still plenty of other great Chicago institutions to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2090,"featured_media":80528,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28444,39240,26326,755],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-category-best-of-chicago","category-category-entertainment","category-category-summer-hub","category-category-things-to-do"],"yoast_head":"\nYou Can Visit These World-Famous Chicago Museums for Free Right Now | UrbanMatter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"For anyone who is seeking information and exploration, you can still visit these Chicago museums absolutey for free in 2020!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"You Can Visit These World-Famous Chicago Museums for Free Right Now\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"For anyone who is seeking information and exploration, you can still visit these Chicago museums absolutey for free in 2020!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UrbanMatter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/Pluggchicago\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-07-30T20:05:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-08-03T14:16:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Museum-of-Contemporary-Photography-Facebook-Page.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1147\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Audrey Snyder\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@UMatterChicago\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@UMatterChicago\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Audrey Snyder\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Audrey Snyder\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#\/schema\/person\/dfaf6341d49dbde6d423f29c8a144f81\"},\"headline\":\"You Can Visit These World-Famous Chicago Museums for Free Right Now\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-07-30T20:05:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-08-03T14:16:10+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/\"},\"wordCount\":802,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Museum-of-Contemporary-Photography-Facebook-Page.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Best of Chicago\",\"Entertainment\",\"Summer Hub\",\"Things To Do\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/\",\"name\":\"You Can Visit These World-Famous Chicago Museums for Free Right Now | UrbanMatter\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Museum-of-Contemporary-Photography-Facebook-Page.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-07-30T20:05:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-08-03T14:16:10+00:00\",\"description\":\"For anyone who is seeking information and exploration, you can still visit these Chicago museums absolutey for free in 2020!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Museum-of-Contemporary-Photography-Facebook-Page.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Museum-of-Contemporary-Photography-Facebook-Page.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1147,\"caption\":\"Photo Credit: Museum of Contemporary Photography Facebook Page\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Entertainment\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/category-entertainment\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"You Can Visit These World-Famous Chicago Museums for Free Right Now\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/\",\"name\":\"UrbanMatter\",\"description\":\"For What Really Matters\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#organization\",\"name\":\"UrbanMatter Chicago\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/UM_Logo-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/UM_Logo-1.png\",\"width\":371,\"height\":99,\"caption\":\"UrbanMatter Chicago\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/Pluggchicago\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/UMatterChicago\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#\/schema\/person\/dfaf6341d49dbde6d423f29c8a144f81\",\"name\":\"Audrey Snyder\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2512-1-110x110.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2512-1-110x110.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Audrey Snyder\"},\"description\":\"Primarily making her living as a freelance cellist in Chicago, Audrey Q. Snyder is an enthusiast of all things cultural in the Windy City. She is a core member\u00a0and social media coordinator of the\u00a0Chicago-based Zafa Collective, a contemporary classical music ensemble founded with the idea of inclusivity (both in programming and performance) at its core. Audrey has worked in pit orchestras at venues including the Cadillac Palace, Nederlander, CIBC, and Mariott Theatres, and more recently has performed with The Who on their Moving On! Tour in 2019. As the host of her podcast AudPod, she regularly features different folks in the Chicago music community. When not cooking up her next project, Audrey is usually talking to her pet rabbit, Georgie, in a dumb voice.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/audreyqsnyder.com\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCVGU2hCisCOUxeH1vR_eqng\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/author\/asnyder\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"You Can Visit These World-Famous Chicago Museums for Free Right Now | UrbanMatter","description":"For anyone who is seeking information and exploration, you can still visit these Chicago museums absolutey for free in 2020!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"You Can Visit These World-Famous Chicago Museums for Free Right Now","og_description":"For anyone who is seeking information and exploration, you can still visit these Chicago museums absolutey for free in 2020!","og_url":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/","og_site_name":"UrbanMatter","article_publisher":"http:\/\/facebook.com\/Pluggchicago\/","article_published_time":"2020-07-30T20:05:32+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-08-03T14:16:10+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1147,"url":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Museum-of-Contemporary-Photography-Facebook-Page.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Audrey Snyder","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@UMatterChicago","twitter_site":"@UMatterChicago","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Audrey Snyder","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/"},"author":{"name":"Audrey Snyder","@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#\/schema\/person\/dfaf6341d49dbde6d423f29c8a144f81"},"headline":"You Can Visit These World-Famous Chicago Museums for Free Right Now","datePublished":"2020-07-30T20:05:32+00:00","dateModified":"2020-08-03T14:16:10+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/"},"wordCount":802,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Museum-of-Contemporary-Photography-Facebook-Page.jpg","articleSection":["Best of Chicago","Entertainment","Summer Hub","Things To Do"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/","url":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/","name":"You Can Visit These World-Famous Chicago Museums for Free Right Now | UrbanMatter","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Museum-of-Contemporary-Photography-Facebook-Page.jpg","datePublished":"2020-07-30T20:05:32+00:00","dateModified":"2020-08-03T14:16:10+00:00","description":"For anyone who is seeking information and exploration, you can still visit these Chicago museums absolutey for free in 2020!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Museum-of-Contemporary-Photography-Facebook-Page.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Museum-of-Contemporary-Photography-Facebook-Page.jpg","width":1920,"height":1147,"caption":"Photo Credit: Museum of Contemporary Photography Facebook Page"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/you-can-visit-these-world-famous-chicago-museums-for-free-right-now\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Entertainment","item":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/category-entertainment\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"You Can Visit These World-Famous Chicago Museums for Free Right Now"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#website","url":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/","name":"UrbanMatter","description":"For What Really Matters","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#organization","name":"UrbanMatter Chicago","url":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/UM_Logo-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/UM_Logo-1.png","width":371,"height":99,"caption":"UrbanMatter Chicago"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/facebook.com\/Pluggchicago\/","https:\/\/x.com\/UMatterChicago"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#\/schema\/person\/dfaf6341d49dbde6d423f29c8a144f81","name":"Audrey Snyder","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2512-1-110x110.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2512-1-110x110.jpg","caption":"Audrey Snyder"},"description":"Primarily making her living as a freelance cellist in Chicago, Audrey Q. Snyder is an enthusiast of all things cultural in the Windy City. She is a core member\u00a0and social media coordinator of the\u00a0Chicago-based Zafa Collective, a contemporary classical music ensemble founded with the idea of inclusivity (both in programming and performance) at its core. Audrey has worked in pit orchestras at venues including the Cadillac Palace, Nederlander, CIBC, and Mariott Theatres, and more recently has performed with The Who on their Moving On! Tour in 2019. As the host of her podcast AudPod, she regularly features different folks in the Chicago music community. When not cooking up her next project, Audrey is usually talking to her pet rabbit, Georgie, in a dumb voice.","sameAs":["https:\/\/audreyqsnyder.com\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCVGU2hCisCOUxeH1vR_eqng"],"url":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/author\/asnyder\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2090"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}