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Tuesday, April 23
Well not everywhere, but many of Chicagoland's museums are free this Saturday, Sept. 24, as part of Smithsonian magazine's Museum Day. Fill out this form to get two free tickets.
Here's a list of participating museums; search the full list here.
Chicago:
• Adler Planetarium
• Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
• Clarke House Museum
• DuSable Museum of African-American History
• Glessner House Museum
• Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery
• Intuit: The Center for Intuitive & Outsider Art
• Loyola University Museum of Art
• Museum of Contemporary Art
• National Veterans Art Museum
• Smart Museum of Art
• Swedish American Museum
• The Art Institute of Chicago
Chicagoland:
• Barrington History Museum, Barrington
• Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio, Oak Park
• Graue Mill & Museum, Oakbrook
• Hinsdale History Museum, Hinsdale
• Joliet Area Historical Museum, Joliet
• Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, Elmhurst
• Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
• West Chicago City Museum, West Chicago
• Willowbrook Wildlife Center, Glen Ellyn
• GHCS Museum of Gary History & Culture, Gary IN