Art Institute of Chicago - Illinois The museum houses more than 300,000 works of art within its 10 curatorial departments. Among its great treasures are the legendary masterpieces A Sunday Afternoon on La Grand Jatte--1884 by Georges Seurat, American Gothic by Grant Wood, Nighthawks by Edward Hopper, and 33 paintings by Claude Monet.
Chicago Academy of Sciences Nature Museum Chicago's first museum and only museum to specialize in the ecology and natural history of the Midwest from the Great Lakes to the prairies. Today, the Academy is a vital cultural and educational institution dedicated to promoting scientific literacy for all citizens. (Illinois)
Chicago Children's Museum Stimulate the creative and intellectual potential of young children in the arts, sciences and humanities. Sample exhibits like the Playmaze, Treehouse Trails and Inventing Lab. Find out about upcoming events: It might be about time for a Sam-I-Am buffet.
David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art Located on the University of Chicago's Hyde Park campus(Illinois), the David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art houses a permanent collection of over 7000 objects, spanning five centuries of both Western and Eastern civilizations. The scope of its permanent collections, combined with groundbreaking special exhibitions, a focus on research and teaching by University of Chicago scholars, and distingushed outreach and educational programs geared to both adults and school age children, make the Smart one of midwest's most dynamic and innovative educational institution in the visual arts.
Discovery Center Museum Discovery Center Family Programs provides families with a variety of exciting, entertaining and often educational special events and activities throughout the year! In addition to special traveling exhibitions hosted on a periodic basis, Discovery Center Museum also entertains visitors through special programs like our Super Sunday and Family Friday series.
Ernest Hemingway Birthplace and Museum In Oak Park, Illinois, located just ten miles west of downtown Chicago, is more than the birthplace of Ernest Hemingway - Frank Lloyd Wright made Oak Park his home for 20 years, and today the village a living museum of American Architecture of the 19th and 20th century, with many examples of houses representing the Italianate, Queen Anne and Prairie Style. The village contains more buildings of national and international significance per capita than any other community in the U.S.
Field Museum of Natural History - Illinois The Field Museum is located on Chicago's Museum Campus, at 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, at McFetridge Drive, just south of Roosevelt Road. It is easily reached by public transportation or by automobile.
Garfield Farm and Inn Museum A 150-year-old pioneer farming museum in Kane County Illinois. The museum offers a variety of educational, family, and entertainment events. Seminars are held on such topics as prairie, woodlands, and wetlands management; bat and blue bird box construction; and fruit tree grafting.
Illinois State Museum The Illinois State Museum is a system of museums and galleries serving the people of Illinois. The Museums foster an appreciation of the living world, introduce the art of Illinois, open windows to education, and protect irreplaceable state treasures.
Kohl Children's Museum - Illinois Our educational philosophy is that hands-on learning is one of the most effective modes of learning. Open your imagination at KCM! Children ages 1-8 can touch and explore each and every one of our eight exhibits in addition to participating in planned daily activities. The exhibits encourage the building of strong social skills by creating situations which require children to help each other and work as a team.
Kohl Children's Museum - Illinois Our educational philosophy is that hands-on learning is one of the most effective modes of learning. Open your imagination at KCM! Children ages 1-8 can touch and explore each and every one of our eight exhibits in addition to participating in planned daily activities. The exhibits encourage the building of strong social skills by creating situations which require children to help each other and work as a team.
Krannert Art Museum Krannert Art Museum is located in Champaign, Illinois. The Museum is wheelchair accessible, with a wheelchair available for visitors. Automated doors are located at the east entrance.
Lakeview Museum of Arts & Sciences The largest private museum in downstate Illinois features changing art and science exhibitions, along with a permanent Children's Discovery Center and Illinois Folk Art Gallery featuring Illinois River decoys and Illinois Jacquard coverlets.
Museum of Contemporary Art - Illinois One of the nation's largest facilities devoted to the art of our time, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) offers exhibitions of the most thought-provoking art created since 1945. The MCA documents contemporary visual culture through painting, sculpture, photography, video and film, and performance.
Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum Chanute Aerospace Museum is the largest Aerospace Museum in Illinois. Over 30 aircraft on display, located on the former Chanute Air Force Base.
Oriental Institute Museum - Illinois The Oriental Institute Museum is a showcase of the history, art and archaeology of the ancient Near East. An integral part of the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute, which has supported research and archaeological excavation in the Near East since 1919, the Museum exhibits major collections of antiquities from Egypt, Mesopotamia, Iran, Syria, Palestine, and Anatolia.
Pekin Public Library Pekin Public Library, established in 1896, moved to its present facility in 1974. The purpose of the Pekin Public Library is to provide and encourage the use of library services and materials in forms appropriate to fulfill the informational, educational and recreational needs of the community.
SciTech, the Science and Technology Interactive Center Scitech's mission is to engage people in experiencing and learning science and technology in a fun and interactive way. SciTech is a hands-on science center located in Aurora, Illinois.
Spertus Museum - Illinois The largest Jewish Museum in the Midwest United States. The museum is part of the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, which includes: Spertus College, offering accredited degree programs; the Asher Library and the Chicago Jewish Archives, with their own extensive collections; and the Bariff Shop of Judaica.
The Early American Museum A facility of the Champaign County Forest Preserve District. Situated in the midst of the Illinois prairie, the Early American Museum uses its collections to "nurture an appreciation of history, in particular the history of Champaign County and east central Illinois.
The Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Ann & Andy Museum - Illinois The mission of the Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Ann and Andy Museum is to preserve the life and times of the man who created the storybook characters, and to promote the inspiration, values, and spirit of imagination that has made them an American institution for so many years.
The Peace Museum The Peace Museum is a non-profit cultural and educational institution located at 314 West Institute Place in the River North neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is the first and only museum in the United States dedicated to promoting the cause of peace.
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum - Illinois The stunning twenty-room Swiss cottage that Robert H. Tinker built on a limestone bluff in 1865 was the brainchild of a nine-month world tour. Tinker, a prominent Rockford industrialist, philanthropist and artist, incorporated stone and wood to create the flowing eaves, beautiful woodwork and painted murals that he saw while travelling through Switzerland, The Netherlands, and other countries.
University Museum, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale The Southern Illinois University Museum at Carbondale has been serving the campus, the community, and region since 1874. The Museum provides exhibitions in the arts, humanities, and the sciences, as well as functioning as a regional archive for the preservation of our past and present for future generations.
