Chicago Museum Discount Admissions
**2016 FREE Chicago Museum days UPDATE here**
**2016 Chicago Museum DISCOUNT Admissions UPDATE here**
If you can’t make it to local museums during Free Chicago Museum Days in 2015, you may still be eligible for Chicago Museum Discount Admissions. Take a look at the special deals these Chicago area museums offer to various groups all year long.
Make sure to check any museum website before your visit for changes in discount rates, to familiarize yourself with parking fees, and to make sure you have the appropriate identification with you to qualify for special discounts.
Chicago Residents
Adler Planetarium
1300 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago IL 60605 | 312-922-7827
Discounts on all admission packages.
Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603 | 312-443-3600
$5 discount for adults
$6 discount for seniors
$6 discount for students 14 and up
FREE for children under 14
Kids Museum Passport
Residents with a Chicago Public Library card can check out a pass for up to four free general admissions to the Art Institute. Some restrictions apply – see website for more details.
DuSable Museum of African American History
740 East 56th Place, Chicago, IL 60637 | 773-947-0600
$2 discount for adults
$1 discount for children age 6-11
FREE for children under 5
Shedd Aquarium
1200 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605
$3 discount on admission every day, except Illinois resident free days.
Great Kids Museum Passports
Some Chicago Public Library branches offer Great Kids Museum Passports that may be checked out for two free adult and two free child general admissions.
Educators
Adler Planetarium
1300 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago IL 60605 | 312-922-7827
Free general admission for ILLINOIS teachers (pre-k – 12)
Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603 | 312-443-3600
Free admission to ILLINOIS educators, including Pre-k-12 teachers, teaching artists working in schools, pre-service teachers, and homeschool parents (registration required see website for more details).
Chicago Children’s Museum
Navy Pier | 700 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 | 312-527-1000
ONE free admission for teachers year-round.
Field Museum of Natural History
1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605 | 312-922-9410
Free basic admission for ILLINOIS teachers (pre-K through 12).
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201 | 847-475-1030
$2 discount for teachers.
Shedd Aquarium
1200 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605
Educators from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin may receive ONE complimentary Shedd Pass. Online registration is required – see website for more details.
Educators outside of this four-state area may receive $3 off the price of general admission.
Firefighters/Police
Chicago Children’s Museum
Navy Pier | 700 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 | 312-527-1000
ONE free admission for police officers & firefighters year-round.
Shedd Aquarium
1200 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605
CHICAGO police and firefighters may receive a free Shedd Pass.
Military Personnel
Adler Planetarium
1300 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago IL 60605 | 312-922-7827
Free general admission.
Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603 | 312-443-3600
Active-duty military and their families receive free admission to the museum from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Chicago Children’s Museum
Navy Pier | 700 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 | 312-527-1000
Up to FOUR free admissions to Active-duty military families year-round.
ONE free admission for veterans year-round.
DuSable Museum of African American History
740 East 56th Place, Chicago, IL 60637 | 773-947-0600
All military duty personnel, all branches receive free admission.
All active or non-active duty personnel/POW’s (Illinois Residents) receives free admission.
Field Museum of Natural History
1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605 | 312-922-9410
Free basic admission for active Military Personnel.
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art
220 South Cottage Hill Avenue, Elmhurst, IL 60126 | 630-833-1616
Free to active members of the Armed forces any day the museum is open to the public.
International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60610 | 312-642-6502
$5 discount on admission.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 | 312-280-2660
Free to military.
Shedd Aquarium
1200 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605
Active duty military personnel receive a free Shedd Pass.
Seniors
Chicago History Museum
1601 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614
$2 discount on admission.
DuSable Museum of African American History
740 East 56th Place, Chicago, IL 60637 | 773-947-0600
$5 discount on admission.
Illinois Holocaust Museum
9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL 60077 | 847-967-4800
$4 discount on admission.
International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60610 | 312-642-6502
$5 discount on admission.
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art
220 South Cottage Hill Avenue, Elmhurst, IL 60126 | 630-833-1616
$1 discount on admission.
Loyola University Museum of Art
820 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 | 312-915-7600
$2 discount on admission.
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201 | 847-475-1030
$2 discount on admission.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 | 312-280-2660
$5 discount on admission.
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 North Cannon Drive, Chicago, IL 60614 | 773-755-5100
$2 discount on admission.
Shedd Aquarium
1200 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605
$3 discount on admission every day except Illinois resident free days.
Swedish American Museum
5211 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60601 | 773-728-8111
$1 discount on admission.
Students & Children
Chicago History Museum
1601 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614
Free for students age 12 and under.
$2 discount on admission for students age 13-22.
DuSable Museum of African American History
740 East 56th Place, Chicago, IL 60637 | 773-947-0600
$7 discount for children ages 6-11.
Free for children under 5.
Illinois Holocaust Museum
9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL 60077 | 847-967-4800
$4 discount for students age 12-22.
$6 discount for children age 5-11.
International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60610 | 312-642-6502
$5 discount on student admission.
$8 discount for children ages 4-13.
Free for children ages 3 and under.
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art
220 South Cottage Hill Avenue, Elmhurst, IL 60126 | 630-833-1616
$2 discount for students and teens.
$3 discount for children 7-12.
Free for children under 7.
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201 | 847-475-1030
$2 discount on admission.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 | 312-280-2660
$5 discount on admission.
Free for children 12 and under.
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 North Cannon Drive, Chicago, IL 60614 | 773-755-5100
$2 discount on admission.
Shedd Aquarium
1200 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605
$3 discount on admission every day except Illinois resident free days.
Swedish American Museum
5211 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60601 | 773-728-8111
$1 discount on admission.
Free for children under one-year old.
Cap at $10 per family.
Other
Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603 | 312-443-3600
Discounts for Illinois Residents
$3 discount for adults
$6 discount for seniors
$6 discount students 14 and up
FREE for children under 14
Chicago Children’s Museum
Navy Pier | 700 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 | 312-527-1000
Discounted and Free field trips for certain qualifying 501(c) 3 organizations serving low-income families and schools.
Free admission for the first 100 visitors to register for monthly Play for All events serving children and families with disabilities. (Second Saturday of the month, open one hour early for these pre-registered guests).
Museum website offers a coupon link for anyone.
Chicago History Museum
1601 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614
Free to members of the Chicago History Museum, DuSable Museum, and National Museum of Mexican Art.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 | 312-280-2660
$5 discount through February 20