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23 Chicago-area museums embracing Smithsonian tradition, offering free admission on Sept. 25

Some 23 - and counting - Chicagoland museums have signed on to the sixth annual Museum Day, sponsored by the Smithsonian Institute. Find out which ones and check back for a complete list as we get closer. 

 

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Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum

Free: Sept. 7, 13-17, 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26, Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30.

Art Institute of Chicago

Free: 5-8 p.m. Thursdays,  always free to kids 13 and under.

Chicago Children's Museum

Free: 5-8 p.m. Thursdays; first Sunday of every month for kids 15 and under. Always free to children under 1.

Chicago History Museum

Free: Mondays, children 12 and under are free every day.

Field Museum

Free: Sept. 13, 15, 16, 21, 22, Oct. 5, 6, 11, 13, 14, 19, 20, Nov. 2, 3, 8, 10, 16, 17, 30.

Museum of Contemporary Art

Free: Tuesdays 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; children 12 and under are free every day.

Museum of Science and Industry

Free: Sept. 7-14, 20-21, 27- 28, Oct. 4-6, Nov. 11.

Notebaert Nature Museum

Free: Thursdays are suggested donation days; children under 3 are free every day.

Shedd Aquarium

Free: Sept. 13-14, 20-21, 27-28, Oct. 4-5, 11-12, 18-19, 25-26, Nov. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 22-23, 29-30.

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