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Chicago Children’s Museum is a place where young children are encouraged to create, explore, and discover together through play. The museum has 3 floors of exhibits in science, nature, art, construction, and more.

The Chicago History Museum enable visitors to interact with artifacts, documents, works of art, learning stations, and more.  See, hear, experience, and even touch history to develop an understanding of the past and how it informs our present.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater introduces students to Shakespeare through their stages and on tour in your schools. For middle and high school teachers, their work supports and enriches classrooms across Chicagoland and the Midwest.

Children’s Museum of Illinois is a hands-on, interactive museum for children ages three to twelve. Educational programs are offered to schools, scout, homeschool, and youth groups in reading literacy, humanities, arts, and sciences.

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.

The Field Museum is an exciting place to explore and learn—with a collection that represent over 4 billion years of natural history, helping visitors understand the origin and evolution of our planet, its life and cultures.

The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum serves as a dynamic memorial to social reformer Jane Addams, the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, and her colleagues whose work changed the lives of their immigrant neighbors.

Step back in time to experience life on a working farm in the 1890s at Kline Creek Farm at Timber Ridge Forest Preserve. Stroll through restored farmstead structures and meet the historically costumed interpreters.

Lincoln Park Zoo is a natural, free oasis for generations of animal lovers, who visit the zoo to hear a lion’s roar, see gorillas climb, trees as visitors immerse themselves in tropical rainforests, dry-thorn forests or spacious savannas.

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.  

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

The Museum of Science and Industry inspires children to achieve their full potential in science, technology, medicine, and engineering. Enjoy the museum’s virtual Science at Home resources.