Museums in Chicago
44 museums in Chicago, United States. Most visited: Art Institute of Chicago.
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44 museums with visitor guides on Mooseum
All museums in Chicago
Most visited first (annual visitors from Wikipedia), then the museums with audio tours and indoor maps on Mooseum.
Art Institute of Chicago
1,846,889 visitors a year
Nestled in the heart of Chicago, the Art Institute of Chicago stands as a beacon of creativity and inspiration. With its stunning Beaux-Arts architecture and iconic bronze lion statues guarding the...
Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
1,387,555 visitors a year
Welcome to the Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, an extraordinary destination where curiosity meets innovation! Nestled in the heart of Chicago, this iconic museum invites visitors...
Website of Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
Field Museum of Natural History
1,280,000 visitors a year
Sue, one of the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever found, is the Field Museum's best-known resident and the reason many visitors come. She sits within a broad natural history...
Adler Planetarium
450,632 visitors a year
The first planetarium in the Western Hemisphere, the Adler Planetarium opened in 1930 on the Lake Michigan shore, founded by Chicago businessman Max Adler. Its twelve-sided Art Deco building,...
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
338,647 visitors a year
Founded in 1967 by a group of collectors who wanted Chicago to have a home for the art of its own time, the Museum of Contemporary Art made an early statement in 1969 when Christo wrapped its...
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
307,938 visitors a year
A glass-walled greenhouse filled with free-flying tropical butterflies is the centerpiece of the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. In the warm, densely planted Judy Istock Butterfly Haven, visitors walk...
- Garfield Park Conservatory
- Gene Siskel Film Center
- Hull House
- Hyde Park Art Center
- Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia & North Africa
- International Museum of Surgical Science
- Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
- Lincoln Park Zoo
- Loyola University Museum of Art
- Museum of Broadcast Communications
- Museum of Contemporary Photography
- National Hellenic Museum
- National Public Housing Museum
- National Veterans Art Museum
- Polish Museum of America
- Pritzker Military Museum & Library
- Renaissance Society
- Roger Brown Study Collection
- Smart Museum of Art
- Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows
- Terra Museum of American Art
- The Peace Museum
- Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
- Ukrainian National Museum
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Museums in Chicago: questions
- How many museums are there in Chicago?
- Mooseum lists 44 museums in Chicago.
- What are the most visited museums in Chicago?
- By annual visitors reported on Wikipedia: Art Institute of Chicago (1,846,889), Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (1,387,555) and Field Museum of Natural History (1,280,000).
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