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Area Museum FREE Days - Spring 2018

By Sara Youngblood-Ochoa, Macaroni Kid Chicago Midtown June 23, 2017

*Macaroni Kid is not responsible for changes or cancellations.Ā  Please check with the museum prior to your visit.

Museum of Science and Industry

  • March 14
  • JuneĀ 4ā€“7, 11ā€“12
  • SeptemberĀ 4ā€“6, 10ā€“13, 17ā€“20, 24ā€“27
  • November 12

Shedd Aquarium

  • JuneĀ 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19
  • SeptemberĀ 4-30
  • OctoberĀ 3, 10

Field Museum

  • JuneĀ 20-22

Adler Planetarium

  • June 21
  • AugustĀ 27-31
  • SeptemberĀ 9-16
  • OctoberĀ 8, 21, 24, 25
  • NovemberĀ 11, 12, 14, 15
  • DecemberĀ 1, 3-7, 10

Chicago Children's Museum at Navy Pier

  • First Sunday of every month
  • Every Thursday evening, 5 - 8PM

Chicago Botanic Garden

  • Daily. Parking is $25.

Ā  The Art Institute of Chicago

  • Admission to the Art Institute of Chicago is free to Illinois residents every weekday through Feb. 15
  • Admission to the Art Institute of Chicago is free to Illinois residents Thursdays from 5 - 8PM.
  • Admission is always free for children under 13.

Chicago History Museum

  • Every Tuesday from 12:30 - 7:30PM

Museum of Contemporary Art

  • Every Tuesday, 10AM - 8PM
  • Daily for kids 18 and under

Busy Beaver Button Museum

  • Daily

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

  • Every Thursday
  • Daily for kids 3 and under

DuSable Museum of African American History

  • Every Sunday

International Museum of Surgical Science

  • Every Tuesday

Swedish American Museum

  • Second Tuesday of every month

Glessner House Museum

  • Wednesdays

Clark House Museum

  • Daily

Lincoln Park Zoo

  • Daily

National Museum of Mexican Art

  • Daily

Oriental Institute Museum

  • Daily

Smart Museum of Art

  • Daily

Loyola Museum of Art

  • Every Tuesday