A museum that inspires students to write! American Writers Museum offers a wide variety of educational opportunities, both in-person and virtual field trips.

Looking, touching and making are essential for learners of all ages. Chicago Architecture Foundation field trips include tours and hands-on workshops that will engage students with the built environment and their role in it.

The DuSable Museum of African American History is dedicated to the Collection, Documentation, Preservation, Study and Dissemination of the History and Culture of Africans and Americans of African Descent.

Elmhurst Art Museum has exhibitions of contemporary art, modern architecture including one of Mies van der Rohe’s houses.

The Lizzadro Museum displays gemstone treasures, antiques to modern, with a blending of earth science exhibits. The collection includes mosaics, gemstones, rocks, minerals, fossils and more.

The Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) was founded in 2005 on the Water Tower Campus of Loyola University Chicago. Within a historic Gothic Revival building, the Loyola University Museum of Art has collections of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque art.  

The Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art has three galleries that offer rotating exhibitions presenting art across time, culture and media.

Through the Museum of Contemporary Photography’s tours and print viewings, visitors can learn about the history and different approaches and techniques in photography.

With 7,000 objects, the National Museum of Mexican Art’s permanent collection is one of the largest collections of Mexican art in the country.