Free museum days in Chicago 2025 at Art Institute, Field Museum and Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
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CHICAGO (WLS) — Multiple Chicago museums are offering free admission for Illinois residents.

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Here is the 2025 list announced by Choose Chicago:

Art Institute of Chicago

Free admission on Thursday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. through Sept. 25. Reservations are required.

Admission is always free for Chicago teens under the age of 18, all children under age 14, Link and WIC cardholders, active-duty military, and Illinois educators.

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Adler Planetarium

Free admission on every Wednesday evening from 4 to 10 p.m.

Admission is always free for Illinois educators from pre-K through 12th grade.

Chicago History Museum

Illinois residents can get in for free on Sept. 1, 10, and 24; Oct. 8, 13, 25; Nov. 6, 12, 19.

Field Museum

Free basic admission every Wednesday through Sept. 24, 2025.

The free tickets include exhibits, such as Evolving Planet, The Ancient Americas, and Inside Ancient Egypt.

Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

Free admission on Sept. 2 – 4, 7 – 10, 14 – 17, 22 – 24, 29, 30 and Oct. 1, 6 – 8, 14, 15.

DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center

Free admission for all every Wednesday.

Museum of Contemporary Art

Free admission every Tuesday from 5 to 9 p.m.

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

Illinois residents receive free admission every Thursday.

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