News: Upcoming Free Days at Twenty-one Chicago Museums

George Bellows. “Love of Winter,” 1914.
Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago

Winter can be a dreary month, with all its slushy snow, bitter cold, and flamboyantly merry couples. So if the skating rink in Millennium Park is causing your seasonal affective disorder to spike you and the various coffee shops around the city are filled to capacity, why not warm those frozen paws by taking advantage of the free admission days at our splendid museums? Here is a compilation of free museum days at twenty-one art, cultural and history museums to keep your brain active, eyes mesmerized, and your seasonal affective disorder at bay. (Mahjabeen Syed)

1. Art Institute of Chicago: 111 South Michigan, 60603
FREE for ILLINOIS RESIDENTS every weekday, all day long from January 5-February 10
General admission is free to ILLINOIS RESIDENTS ONLY every Thursday from 5pm-8pm
FREE for children under 14

2. Charnley-Persky House: 1365 North Astor Street, 60610
November 2014-March 2015: FREE tours every Wednesday at noon

3. Chicago Cultural Center: 78 East Washington, 60602
FREE daily admission for ALL

4. Chicago History Museum: 1601 North Clark, 60614
FREE admission for ILLINOIS RESIDENTS
January: 19-23, and 26-30.
February: Every Mon-Fri
March: 4
July: 4
August: 18-20, 24-27, and 31
September: 1-3

FREE for members of: Chicago History Museum, DuSable Museum, and National Museum of Mexican Art.
FREE admission for children 12 and under

5. City Gallery in the Historic Water Tower: 806 North Michigan, 60611
FREE daily admission for ALL

6. Clarke House Museum: 1827 South Indiana, 60616
FREE tours for ALL on Wednesdays year round

7. DuSable Museum of African American History: 740 East 56th Place, 60637
FREE admission for ALL every Sunday

8. Ed Paschke Art Center: 5415 West Higgins, 60630
FREE daily admission for ALL

9. Glessner House Museum: 1800 South Prairie, 60616
FREE tours for ALL on Wednesdays year round

10. Illinois Holocaust Museum: 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL 60077
FREE admission on:
February 7-8
March 7-8
April 4-5
May 2-3
June 6-7
July 4-5
August 1-2
September 5-6
October 3-4
November 7-8
December 5-6

11. Jane Addams Hull-House Museum (The University of Illinois at Chicago): 800 South Halsted, 60607
FREE admission for ALL (suggested $5 donation)
Tuesday – Friday 10am to 4pm Sunday noon to 4pm
Closed Mondays and Saturdays

12. Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art: 220 South Cottage Hill, Elmhurst, 60126
FREE admission for ALL every Friday

13. Loyola University Museum of Art: 820 North Michigan, 60611
FREE admission for ALL every Tuesday

14. Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art (Northwestern University): 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, 60208
FREE program admission for ALL

15. Mitchell Museum of the American Indian: 3001 Central Street, Evanston, 60201
FREE for Mitchell, Tribal, and AAM & AASLH members
FREE admission for ALL the first Friday of each month

16. Museum of Contemporary Art: 220 East Chicago, 60611
FREE admission for ILLINOIS RESIDENTS ONLY every Tuesday

17. National Museum of Mexican Art: 1852 West 19th Street, 60608
FREE daily admission for ALL

18. Oriental Institute (University of Chicago): 1155 East 58th Street, 60637
FREE daily admission for ALL (suggested donation of $10.00 for adults/$5.00 for children under 12)

19. Smart Museum of Art (University of Chicago): 5550 South Greenwood, 60637
FREE daily admission for ALL

20. Swedish American Museum: 5211 North Clark, 60601
FREE admission for ALL every second Tuesday of the month

21. The Renaissance Society (University of Chicago): 5811 South Ellis, 60637
FREE daily admission for ALL