{"id":9413,"date":"2016-09-16T15:59:37","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T20:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=9413"},"modified":"2023-01-19T15:14:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T21:14:51","slug":"free-museum-days-chicago-archived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/free-museum-days-chicago-archived\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Museum Days This Fall in Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/best-places-to-visit-in-chicago\/\">best places in Chicago<\/a> to be indoors<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/fieldmuseum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9414\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/fieldmuseum.jpg\" alt=\"free museum days chicago\" width=\"1200\" height=\"803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/fieldmuseum.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/fieldmuseum-600x402.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/fieldmuseum-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/fieldmuseum-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/fieldmuseum-128x86.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe weather is getting cooler, so your days of laying out and get a tan on the beach are over. Fall is the perfect time to spend a day at a museum, and visiting a museum is a great way to spend time with friends or family. It\u2019s also a great way to get inspired and learn new things. \u00a0Lucky for us, Chicago is full of unique museums and they&#8217;re granting free admission on \u201cIllinois Resident Discount Days\u201d this fall. As long as you have a valid Illinois ID, your general admission is free! \u00a0We\u2019ve also included the museums that offer free admission on certain days all year &#8217;round.<\/p>\n<p>Happy exploring!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adlerplanetarium.org\/#Czl8EXioK98hg4zw.97\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Adler Planetarium<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>September 12 &#8211; 16<\/li>\n<li>October 10 (Columbus Day)<\/li>\n<li>November 11 (Veterans Day)<\/li>\n<li>December 3 &#8211; 9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artic.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Art Institute of Chicago<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Every Thursday from 5pm &#8211; 8pm throughout the year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagochildrensmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Chicago Children\u2019s Museum<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Every Thursday evening from 5pm &#8211; 8pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chicagohistory.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Chicago History Museum<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>October 10 &#8211; 12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dusablemuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>DuSable Museum of African American History<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Every Sunday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fieldmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Field Museum<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>September 10, 17, 18, 19<\/li>\n<li>October 2, 16, 30, 31<\/li>\n<li>November 27<\/li>\n<li>December 3, 4, 18<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mcachicago.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Museum of Contemporary Art<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuesdays<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mortonarb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Morton Arboretum<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Discounted admission every Wednesday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msichicago.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Museum of Science &amp; Industry<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>September 6 &#8211; 9, 12 &#8211; 16, 19 &#8211; 23, 26 &#8211; 30<\/li>\n<li>October 4 &#8211; 6<\/li>\n<li>November 3, 10<\/li>\n<li>December 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>National Museum of Mexican Art<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Free admission daily<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturemuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursdays (donations are suggested)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheddaquarium.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Shedd Aquarium<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>September 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27<\/li>\n<li>October 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31<\/li>\n<li>November 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swedishamericanmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Swedish American Museum<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Second Tuesday of every month<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Which museum are you excited to visit? Let us know below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best places in Chicago to be indoors The weather is getting cooler, so your days of laying out and get a tan on the beach are over.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":9416,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[755],"tags":[268,908,424,1341,792,541,949,542,822,935,909,948,950],"class_list":["post-9413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-category-things-to-do","tag-adler-planetarium","tag-art-institute","tag-art-institute-of-chicago","tag-chicago-childrens-museum","tag-chicago-history-museum","tag-chicago-museums","tag-dusable-museum-of-african-american-history","tag-field-museum","tag-museum","tag-museum-campus","tag-museum-of-contemporary-art","tag-museum-of-science-industry","tag-national-museum-of-mexican-art"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.4 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Free Museum Days This Fall in Chicago | UrbanMatter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Every year, Chicago offers free museum days to Illinois residents - so take advantage! 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