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38 Illinois Museums Celebrate 'Museum Day Live!' This Year
Free museum admissions on Sept. 29 range from local history to the entire solar system.
The Smithsonian Museums – which has museums all over the country, in addition to their most famous ones in Washington, D.C. – are free every single day, which allows patrons to experience a world-class museum no matter their budget. Once a year, however, the Smithsonian hosts ‘Museum Day Live!’, in which participating museums across the country open their doors for free to anyone who has registered for a Museum Day Ticket online.
This year's 'Museum Day Live!' is Saturday, Sept. 29. Please note that each ticket is for two people, with one ticket allowed per household. Many museums regularly give free admission to children, so call ahead if you want to bring the whole family.
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While there aren’t any participating museums directly in Buffalo Grove, Museum Day Live! provides a great excuse to hit the pavement for one last family road trip before winter hits. There are more than 38 museums participating in Illinois alone, with many more in surrounding states. (You can search for more participating museums here.)
Which one of these museums do you recommend? See any missing that you’d like to see participate in the free day next year? Let us know in the comments!
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A full list of Illinois museums participating in Museum Day Live!
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum – Springfield
Adler Planetarium – Chicago
Aurora Regional Fire Museum – Aurora
Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture – Chicago
Barrington History Museum – Barrington
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site – Collinsville
Clarke House Museum – Chicago
French Heritage Museum – Kankakee
Glessner House Museum – Chicago
Graue Mill and Museum – Oak Brook
Great Lakes Naval Museum – Great Lakes
Hinsdale History Museum – Hinsdale
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center – Skokie
Illinois State Museum – Springfield
Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery – Chicago
International Museum of Surgical Science – Chicago
Joliet Area Historical Museum – Joliet
Kankakee County Museum – Kankakee
Klehm Aboretum and Botanic Garden – Rockford
Kline Creek Farm – West Chicago
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion – Champaign
Lincoln Heritage Museum – Lincoln
Lizzardo Museum of Lapidary Art – Elmhurst
Loyola University Museum of Art – Chicago
Mayslake Peabody Estate – Oak Brook
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago – Chicago
National Great Rivers Museum – East Alton
National Hellenic Museum – Chicago
National Veterans Art Museum – Chicago
Parkland Art Gallery – Champaign
Smart Museum of Art – Chicago
Spurlock Museum – Urbana
Swedish American Museum – Chicago
Wabash County Museum – Mt. Carmel
William M. Staerkel Planetarium – Champaign
Willowbrook Wildlife Center – Glen Ellyn
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