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List of museums and cultural institutions in Chicago

January 01, 1970

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

The city of Chicago, Illinois, has many cultural institutions and museums, large and small. Major cultural institutions include:

Chicago Cultural Center

Museums edit

 
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The Art Institute of Chicago
 
National Museum of Mexican Art
See also: List of museums in Illinois

Art edit

Architecture edit

Children's edit

Chicago history edit

 
Walt Disney Birthplace (exterior) Hermosa Chicago Illinois

Cultural edit

Specialized/historical edit

Science, archeology, and natural history edit

Planned museums edit

National Museum of Gospel Music

Defunct museums edit

Not-for-profit and university galleries edit

Botany/Zoology edit

 
Lincoln Park Conservatory
See also: List of Chicago parks

Libraries edit

 
Chicago's Central Public Library
For university and college libraries, see List of colleges and universities in Chicago.

Music, theater, and performing arts edit

 
Symphony Center
 
Civic Opera House

Dance edit

Opera edit

Opera houses edit

Symphony edit

Choruses edit

Music venues edit

 
The Gateway Theatre is located in the Chicago neighborhood of Jefferson Park.
For a more complete list, see Music of Chicago § Music venues and institutions in Chicago.

Theater edit

Further information: List of theaters in Chicago

Festivals and fairs edit

Further information: List of festivals in Chicago

Online museums edit

Organizations edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "DePaul Art Museum". DePaul University. from the original on 13 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Official site". Chicago Design Museum. from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Official site". Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Chicago Maritime Museum". www.chicagomaritimemuseum.org. from the original on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  5. ^ "Official site". Edgewater Historical Society. from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Made in Chicago Museum". Made-in-Chicago Museum. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  7. ^ "Home". The Walt Disney Birthplace. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  8. ^ . Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  9. ^ "American Toby Jug Museum". www.tobyjugmuseum.com. from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  10. ^ Borrelli, Christopher. "Touring vegetarian museum just a small exhibit now, but 75-year-old vegan has big plans". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  11. ^ "American Police Museum (Gone), Chicago, Illinois". from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-14. Roadside America report on the museum, closed in 2001
  12. ^ "Losing Her Museum | Feature | Chicago Reader". from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-14. "Losing Her Museum", Chicagoreader.com, 2/12/2009
  13. ^ "Official site". ARC Gallery. from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  14. ^ "Official site". Beacon Street Gallery. from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  15. ^ "Bridgeport Art Gallery". Bridgport Art Center. Archived from the original on 17 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  16. ^ . Catholic Theological Union. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  17. ^ "Galleries". Chicago State University. from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  18. ^ "Glass Curtain Gallery". Columbia College Chicago. from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  19. ^ "Hokin Project". Columbia College Chicago. from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  20. ^ . Illinois Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  21. ^ . John David Mooney Foundation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  22. ^ "Little Black Pearl Art & Design Center". Little Black Pearl. from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  23. ^ "Department of Fine and Performing Arts". Loyola University Chicago. from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  24. ^ "Official site". Marwen. from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  25. ^ "Fine Arts Gallery". Northeastern Illinois University. from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  26. ^ "Old Town Triangle Art Center". Old Town Triangle Association. from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  27. ^ "Official site". The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts. from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  28. ^ . Robert Morris University. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  29. ^ "Gage Gallery". Roosevelt University. from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  30. ^ . Saint Xavier University Art and Design Department. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  31. ^ "Sullivan Galleries". School of the Art Institute of Chicago. from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  32. ^ "Official site". Spudnik Press. from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  33. ^ "Logan Center Exhibitions". University of Chicago. from the original on 17 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  34. ^ "Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society". University of Chicago. from the original on 13 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  35. ^ "Museums and Galleries: The University of Chicago Library". University of Chicago. from the original on 13 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  36. ^ "Official site". Clinard Dance. from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  37. ^ "Official site". DanceWorks Chicago. from the original on 13 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  38. ^ "Official site". Joel Hall Dancers & Center. from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  39. ^ "Official site". River North Chicago Dance Company. from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  40. ^ "Official site". Civic Ballet. from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  41. ^ "Official site". Thodos Dance Chicago. from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  42. ^ "Official site". Chamber Opera Chicago. from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  43. ^ "Official site". Apollo Chorus of Chicago. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  44. ^ "FuzzyMemories.TV -". www.fuzzymemories.tv. from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  45. ^ "Official site". Chicago Art Dealers Association. from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  46. ^ "Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events". City of Chicago. from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  47. ^ "Chicago Public Art Program". City of Chicago. from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  48. ^ "Official site". Illinois Artisans Program. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  49. ^ "Official site". Lawyers for the Creative Arts. from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  50. ^ "Official site". Public Media Institute. from the original on 20 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

External links edit

  • A guide to Chicago's museums and cultural institutions
  • Guide to Chicago house-museums
  • Art Collecting: Chicago Art Galleries

January 01, 1970
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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources The city of Chicago Illinois has many cultural institutions and museums large and small Major cultural institutions include the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Architecture Foundation Lyric Opera of Chicago Goodman Theater Joffrey Ballet Central Public Harold Washington Library and the Chicago Cultural Center all in the Loop Lincoln Park s Lincoln Park Zoo Lincoln Park Conservatory Chicago History Museum Chicago Academy of Sciences Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and Steppenwolf Theatre the Field Museum Shedd Aquarium and Adler Planetarium in the Near South Side s Museum Campus the Museum of Science and Industry Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia amp North Africa Smart Museum of Art and DuSable Museum in Hyde Park the Museum of Contemporary Art The Second City comedy troupe and the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Near North Side the Garfield Park Conservatory and Pilsen s National Museum of Mexican Art as well as the Brookfield Zoo Chicago Botanic Gardens Block Museum of Art and Morton Arboretum in nearby suburbs Chicago Cultural Center Contents 1 Museums 1 1 Art 1 2 Architecture 1 3 Children s 1 4 Chicago history 1 5 Cultural 1 6 Specialized historical 1 7 Science archeology and natural history 1 8 Planned museums 1 9 Defunct museums 2 Not for profit and university galleries 3 Botany Zoology 4 Libraries 5 Music theater and performing arts 5 1 Dance 5 2 Opera 5 2 1 Opera houses 5 3 Symphony 5 4 Choruses 5 5 Music venues 5 6 Theater 6 Festivals and fairs 7 Online museums 8 Organizations 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksMuseums edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Museums in Chicago nbsp The Art Institute of Chicago nbsp National Museum of Mexican Art See also List of museums in Illinois Art edit 659 Wrightwood Art Institute of Chicago second largest art museum in the United States The Arts Club of Chicago Chicago Athenaeum Chicago Cultural Center DePaul Art Museum 1 DePaul University Design Museum of Chicago 2 Intuit The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art Loyola University Museum of Art Museum of Contemporary Art Museum of Contemporary Photography National Museum of Mexican Art National Veterans Art Museum Smart Museum of Art University of Chicago Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art Architecture edit Charnley Persky House Chicago Architecture Center Driehaus Museum Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts 3 Robie House Children s edit Bronzeville Children s Museum Chicago Children s Museum Swedish American Museum and Children s Museum of Immigration Chicago history edit nbsp Walt Disney Birthplace exterior Hermosa Chicago Illinois Chicago History Museum Chicago Maritime Museum 4 Clarke House Museum Edgewater Historical Society amp Museum 5 Glessner House Museum Jane Addams Hull House Museum Made in Chicago Museum 6 McCormick Bridgehouse amp Chicago River Museum Norwood Park Historical Society Museum The Walt Disney Birthplace 7 Cultural edit Alliance Francaise de Chicago American Writers Museum Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture Chinese American Museum of Chicago Copernicus Foundation DANK Haus German American Cultural Center DuSable Museum of African American History Haitian American Museum of Chicago Irish American Heritage Center Lithuanian Research and Studies Center National Hellenic Museum National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture Mitchell Museum of the American Indian Polish Museum of America Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership Swedish American Museum Center Ukrainian National Museum Specialized historical edit A Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum 8 Chicago Sports Museum Leather Archives and Museum Money Museum Museum of Broadcast Communications Pritzker Military Museum amp Library American Toby Jug Museum 9 Vegan Museum 10 Science archeology and natural history edit Adler Planetarium Field Museum of Natural History International Museum of Surgical Science Museum of Science and Industry Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia amp North Africa formerly the Oriental Institute Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Planned museums edit Barack Obama Presidential Center National Museum of Gospel Music Defunct museums edit ABA Museum of Law closed in 2011 American Police Center amp Museum 11 McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum closed in 2009 Museum of Holography 12 The Peace Museum Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows closed in 2014 Terra Museum closed on October 31 2004 its foundation still exists and artworks travel Not for profit and university galleries editAmerican Academy of Art Bill L Parks Gallery Anchor Graphics Columbia College Chicago ARC Gallery 13 Beacon Street Gallery and Performance Company 14 Boeing Galleries Bridgeport Art Center 15 Catholic Theological Union The Mary Frances and Bill Veeck Gallery 16 Center for Book and Paper Arts Columbia College Chicago Chicago Architecture Foundation Chicago State University President s Galley and University Gallery 17 City Gallery at the Historic Water Tower Columbia College Chicago Glass Curtain Gallery 18 Hokin Gallery and Annex 19 Copernicus Foundation DePaul Art Museum Gallery 400 at the University of Illinois at Chicago Hairpin Arts Center Hyde Park Art Center Illinois Institute of Technology Kemper Gallery in the Galvin Library 20 ISM Chicago Gallery John David Mooney Foundation International Currents Gallery 21 Lillstreet Art Center Little Black Pearl Art amp Design Center 22 Loyola University Chicago Crown Center Gallery 23 Marwen 24 Northeastern Illinois University Fine Arts Gallery 25 Old Town Triangle Art Center 26 The Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts 27 Renaissance Society Robert Morris University Illinois State Street Gallery 28 Roosevelt University Gage Gallery 29 Saint Xavier University SXU Gallery 30 School of the Art Institute of Chicago Sullivan Galleries and Betty Rymer Gallery 31 South Side Community Art Center South Shore Cultural Center Spudnik Press Cooperative 32 University of Chicago Galleries Logan Center 33 Neubauer Family Collegium for Culture and Society Gallery 34 and Regenstein Library exhibits 35 Woman Made GalleryBotany Zoology edit nbsp Lincoln Park Conservatory See also List of Chicago parks Garfield Park Conservatory Lincoln Park Conservatory Lincoln Park Zoo Shedd AquariumLibraries edit nbsp Chicago s Central Public Library For university and college libraries see List of colleges and universities in Chicago Chicago Public Library Gerber Hart Library John Crerar Library Newberry Library Poetry Foundation Ryerson amp Burnham LibrariesMusic theater and performing arts edit nbsp Symphony Center nbsp Civic Opera House Dance edit Chicago Ballet Chicago Dance Crash Chicago Festival Ballet Clinard Dance 36 DanceWorks Chicago 37 Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago Hedwig Dances Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Joel Hall Dancers 38 Joffrey Ballet River North Chicago Dance Company 39 Ruth Page Center for the Arts Ruth Page Civic Ballet 40 Thodos Dance Chicago 41 Opera edit Chamber Opera Chicago 42 Chicago Opera Theater DuPage Opera Theatre Light Opera Works Lithuanian Opera Company of Chicago Lyric Opera of Chicago Opera in Focus Opera houses edit Civic Opera House DuPage Opera Theatre Woodstock Opera House Symphony edit Chicago Sinfonietta Chicago Symphony Orchestra Grant Park Symphony Orchestra Choruses edit Apollo Chorus of Chicago 43 Bella Voce Chicago a cappella Chicago Children s Choir Chicago Chorale Chicago Gay Men s Chorus Chicago Symphony Chorus Music venues edit nbsp The Gateway Theatre is located in the Chicago neighborhood of Jefferson Park For a more complete list see Music of Chicago Music venues and institutions in Chicago Gateway Theater Harris Theater Jay Pritzker Pavilion Metro Petrillo Music Shell Riviera Theatre Rosemont Theater Symphony Center Theater edit Further information List of theaters in ChicagoFestivals and fairs editFurther information List of festivals in ChicagoOnline museums editThe Museum of Classic Chicago Television 44 Museum of Holography permanent dead link Organizations editChicago Art Dealers Association 45 Chicago Artists Coalition Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events 46 Chicago Public Art Group Chicago Public Art Program 47 Chicago Society of Artists Flat Iron Artists Association Illinois Artisans Program 48 Illinois Arts Council Jazz Institute of Chicago Lawyers for the Creative Arts 49 League of Chicago Theatres Public Media Institute 50 Terra Foundation for American ArtSee also editCulture of Chicago List of colleges and universities in Chicago List of museums in Illinois Music of Chicago River North Chicago Visual arts of ChicagoReferences edit DePaul Art Museum DePaul University Archived from the original on 13 December 2015 Retrieved 14 December 2015 Official site Chicago Design Museum Archived from the original on 21 December 2015 Retrieved 14 December 2015 Official site Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts Archived from the original on 18 December 2015 Retrieved 14 December 2015 Chicago Maritime Museum www chicagomaritimemuseum org Archived from the original on 2017 08 29 Retrieved 2017 09 15 Official site Edgewater Historical Society Archived from the original on 16 May 2013 Retrieved 14 December 2015 Made in Chicago Museum Made in Chicago Museum Retrieved 2023 08 21 Home The Walt Disney Birthplace Retrieved 2023 08 21 A Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum Archived from the original on 2008 05 15 Retrieved 2009 03 09 American Toby Jug Museum www tobyjugmuseum com Archived from the original on 3 September 2017 Retrieved 15 September 2017 Borrelli Christopher Touring vegetarian museum just a small exhibit now but 75 year old vegan has big plans Chicago Tribune Retrieved 2021 07 21 American Police Museum Gone Chicago Illinois Archived from the original on 2015 12 08 Retrieved 2015 12 14 Roadside America report on the museum closed in 2001 Losing Her Museum Feature Chicago Reader Archived from the original on 2015 12 22 Retrieved 2015 12 14 Losing Her Museum Chicagoreader com 2 12 2009 Official site ARC Gallery Archived from the original on 22 December 2015 Retrieved 15 December 2015 Official site Beacon Street Gallery Archived from the original on 9 January 2016 Retrieved 14 December 2015 Bridgeport Art Gallery Bridgport Art Center Archived from the original on 17 December 2015 Retrieved 15 December 2015 Our Campus Catholic Theological Union Archived from the original on 22 December 2015 Retrieved 15 December 2015 Galleries Chicago State University Archived from the original on 16 November 2015 Retrieved 15 December 2015 Glass Curtain Gallery Columbia College Chicago Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 15 December 2015 Hokin Project Columbia College Chicago Archived from the original on 11 December 2015 Retrieved 15 December 2015 Art in the Library Illinois Institute of Technology Archived from the original on 13 September 2015 Retrieved 15 December 2015 International Currents Gallery John David Mooney Foundation Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 15 December 2015 Little Black Pearl Art amp Design Center Little Black Pearl Archived from the original on 14 May 2012 Retrieved 15 December 2015 Department of Fine and Performing Arts Loyola University Chicago Archived from the original on 14 December 2015 Retrieved 15 December 2015 Official site Marwen Archived from the original on 15 January 2016 Retrieved 15 December 2015 Fine Arts Gallery Northeastern Illinois University Archived from the original on 22 December 2015 Retrieved 15 December 2015 Old Town Triangle Art Center Old Town Triangle Association Archived from the original on 10 December 2015 Retrieved 15 December 2015 Official site The Palette amp Chisel Academy of Fine Arts Archived from the original on 18 December 2015 Retrieved 15 December 2015 State Street Gallery Robert Morris University Archived from the original on 7 December 2015 Retrieved 15 December 2015 Gage Gallery Roosevelt University Archived from the original on 22 December 2015 Retrieved 15 December 2015 SXU Gallery Saint Xavier University Art and Design Department Archived from the original on 22 December 2015 Retrieved 15 December 2015 Sullivan Galleries School of the Art Institute of Chicago Archived from the original on 4 December 2015 Retrieved 15 December 2015 Official site Spudnik Press Archived from the original on 11 December 2015 Retrieved 15 December 2015 Logan Center Exhibitions University of Chicago Archived from the original on 17 December 2015 Retrieved 15 December 2015 Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society University of Chicago Archived from the original on 13 December 2015 Retrieved 15 December 2015 Museums and Galleries The University of Chicago Library University of Chicago Archived from the original on 13 December 2015 Retrieved 15 December 2015 Official site Clinard Dance Archived from the original on 11 December 2015 Retrieved 16 December 2015 Official site DanceWorks Chicago Archived from the original on 13 December 2015 Retrieved 16 December 2015 Official site Joel Hall Dancers amp Center Archived from the original on 22 December 2015 Retrieved 16 December 2015 Official site River North Chicago Dance Company Archived from the original on 9 January 2016 Retrieved 16 December 2015 Official site Civic Ballet Archived from the original on 28 September 2017 Retrieved 13 September 2017 Official site Thodos Dance Chicago Archived from the original on 22 December 2015 Retrieved 16 December 2015 Official site Chamber Opera Chicago Archived from the original on 22 December 2015 Retrieved 16 December 2015 Official site Apollo Chorus of Chicago Archived from the original on 16 December 2015 Retrieved 16 December 2015 FuzzyMemories TV www fuzzymemories tv Archived from the original on 16 September 2017 Retrieved 15 September 2017 Official site Chicago Art Dealers Association Archived from the original on 11 January 2016 Retrieved 16 December 2015 Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events City of Chicago Archived from the original on 30 April 2018 Retrieved 16 December 2015 Chicago Public Art Program City of Chicago Archived from the original on 1 May 2018 Retrieved 16 December 2015 Official site Illinois Artisans Program Retrieved 16 December 2015 Official site Lawyers for the Creative Arts Archived from the original on 16 December 2015 Retrieved 16 December 2015 Official site Public Media Institute Archived from the original on 20 December 2015 Retrieved 15 December 2015 External links editA guide to Chicago s museums and cultural institutions Guide to Chicago house museums Art Collecting Chicago Art Galleries Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of museums and cultural institutions in Chicago amp oldid 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