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 Illinois participants across the Chicago 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