Free in Chicago
# places
Museums
Expos
Children
This table includes only regular weekly scheduled free/suggested-fee hours. Monthly times are listed on the right. For a full listing and schedule of places, go to the Chicago places page
Hours Chart: Free/Suggested-Fee
| Name | Category | Fee | Sun. | Mon. | Tue. | Wed. | Thu. | Fri. | Sat. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArchiCenter | Museum |
9–6:30
|
9:30–6:30
|
9:30–6:30
|
9:30–6:30
|
9:30–6:30
|
9–6:30
|
9–6:30
|
|
| Chicago Cultural Center | Expo |
10–6
|
8–7
|
8–7
|
8–7
|
8–7
|
8–6
|
9–6
|
|
| Jane Addams Hull House Museum | Museum |
$5
|
12–4
|
– |
10–4
|
10–4
|
10–4
|
10–4
|
– |
| Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago | Museum |
$12
|
10–5
|
– |
10–8
|
10–5
|
10–5
|
10–5
|
10–5
|
| Museum Of Contemporary Photography | Museum |
12–5
|
10–5
|
10–5
|
10–5
|
10–8
|
10–5
|
10–5
|
|
| National Museum of Mexican Art | Museum |
10–5
|
– |
10–5
|
10–5
|
10–5
|
10–5
|
10–5
|
|
| Oriental Institute Museum | Museum |
$7
|
12–6
|
– |
10–6
|
10–8:30
|
10–6
|
10–6
|
10–6
|
| Smart Museum of Art | Museum |
11–5
|
– |
10–4
|
10–4
|
10–8
|
10–4
|
11–5
|
|
| Smith Museum of Stained Glass | Museum |
10–8
|
10–8
|
10–8
|
10–8
|
10–8
|
10–10
|
10–10
|
|
| Spertus Institute | Museum |
10–5
|
10–5
|
10–5
|
10–5
|
10–5
|
– | – | |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Museum |
$18
|
– | – | – | – |
5–8
|
– | – |
| Chicago Children's Museum | Children |
$12
|
– | – | – | – |
10–8
|
– | – |
| Chicago History Museum | Museum |
$14
|
– |
9:30–4:30
|
– | – | – | – | – |
| DuSable Museum of African American History | Museum |
$10
|
12–5
|
– | – | – | – | – | – |
| Glessner House Museum | Museum |
$10
|
– | – | – |
1–3
|
– | – | – |
| Loyola University Museum of Art | Museum |
$6
|
– | – |
11–8
|
– | – | – | – |
| Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum | Museum |
$9
|
– | – | – | – |
9–5
|
– | – |
Monthly Free Days
There are 2 free or suggested-fee times that occur on a monthly basis.
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