Local museums to participate in free admission day through Smithsonian

September 25, 2012

Elmhurst, Ill. - A variety of museums nationwide will open their doors for free Saturday, Sept. 29, including participants across the region and beyond. Museum-goers can download free tickets on the Smithsonian website, which grants free admission for two people.

Museum Day Live! is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine, in which participating museums across the country open their doors to anyone presenting a free Museum Day Ticket.

The Illinois participants are listed below. To learn more about them and to download tickets, visit Smithsonian.com/museumdaylive. Organizers note the event is held in the spirit of Smithsonian Museums, offering free admission every day.

Requirements

• Only an official Museum Day Live! ticket is eligible for free entry

• One ticket per household, for two people

• A ticket will gain entry to only one of the participating museums, excluding parking and special events and exhibits

• If museum reaches capacity, museum has the right to limit the number of guests until space becomes available

Illinois participants

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum Springfield

Adler Planetarium Chicago

Aurora Regional Fire Museum Aurora

Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture Chicago

Barrington History Museum Barrington

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Collinsville

Clarke House Museum Chicago

DuSable Museum of African American History Chicago

French Heritage Museum Kankakee

Glessner House Museum Chicago

Graue Mill and Museum Oak Brook

Great Lakes Naval Museum Great Lakes

Hinsdale History Museum Hinsdale

Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center Skokie

Illinois State Museum Springfield

Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery Chicago

International Museum of Surgical Science Chicago

Intuit The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art Chicago

Joliet Area Historical Museum Joliet

Kankakee County Museum Kankakee

Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden Rockford

Kline Creek Farm West Chicago

Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion Champaign

Lincoln Heritage Museum Lincoln

Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art Elmhurst

Loyola University Museum of Art Chicago

Mayslake Peabody Estate Oak Brook

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Chicago

National Great Rivers Museum East Alton

National Hellenic Museum Chicago

National Veterans Art Museum Chicago

Parkland Art Gallery Champaign

Smart Museum of Art Chicago

Spurlock Museum Urbana

Swedish American Museum Chicago

Wabash County Museum Mt. Carmel

William M. Staerkel Planetarium Champaign

Willowbrook Wildlife Center Glen Ellyn