Art Institute of Chicago
Free admission: 5-8 p.m. Thursdays

Chicago Children’s Museum
Free admission: 5-8 p.m. Thursdays, first Monday of every month for children under 15

Chicago History Museum
Free admission: Mondays

DuSable Museum of African American History
Free admission: Sundays

Field Museum
Free admission: June 9, July 14 and Aug. 11

Museum of Contemporary Art
Free admission: Tuesdays
Notebaert Nature Museum
Free admission: Thursdays