We rang in the new year with a doosy of a flu in our house, but now we are through it, settled back into our school routine, and even looking for a fun day outing! Fortunately, there are lots of opportunities to enjoy museums in Chicago for FREE this month:
(Hat tip to Free things to do in Chicago)
The Adler Planetarium: – January: 14, 15, 16, 17, 28, 29, 30, 31
The Art Institute of Chicago – January: Every Weekday from January 7 – January 31
Charnley-Persky House Museum – FREE guided tours are offered every Wednesday at 12 Noon. Tours are limited to 15 guests, first-come, first-served.
Chicago Children’s Museum – FREE for all visitors every Thursday, 5-8 pm. FREE on the first Sunday of each month (January 6) for children 15 and under.
Chicago History Museum – January 21
Clarke House Museum – CHICAGO’S OLDEST HOUSE – Wednesdays
DuSable Museum of African American Art – Sundays
Field Museum – January 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 28, 30
Glessner House Museum: – Wednesdays
Jane Addams Hull House Museum – Free every day
Loyola University Museum of Art – Tuesdays
Museum of Contemporary Art – Tuesdays
Museum of Science and Industry – January 14 – 18, 21 – 25, 28 – 31
Museum of Surgical Science – Tuesdays
The National Museum of Mexican Art – Free Tuesdays to Sundays
Notebaert Nature Museum – January 17, 24, 31
Shedd Aquarium –January 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29
Smart Museum of Art at University of Chicago – Free every day