Dozens of Illinois museums will offer free admission Saturday as part of Smithsonian magazine's annual Museum Day Live! event.
For the 12th year, Smithsonian’s Museum Day Live! aims to celebrate museums and cultural institutions across the nation by providing free entry to anyone with who downloads a ticket.
After selecting a participating institution, guests can download a ticket on the Smithsonian’s event page here.
Below are the Illinois museums that will be offering free entry by participating in the event:
AURORA, IL
Aurora Regional Fire Museum
SciTech Hands on Museum
Local
BARRINGTON, IL
Barrington History Museum
CHAMPAIGN, IL
William M. Staerkel Planetarium
CHICAGO, IL
Adler Planetarium Smithsonian Affiliate Museums
Chicago History Museum
Clarke House Museum Free everyday
DuSable Museum of African American History Smithsonian Affiliate Museums
Glessner House Museum
International Museum of Surgical Science
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
Loyola University Museum of Art
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
National Hellenic Museum
Smart Museum of Art Free everyday
The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
DANVILLE, IL
Vermilion County War Museum
GALENA, IL
Galena & U.S. Grant Museum
GENEVA, IL
Geneva History Museum
GLEN ELLYN, IL
Stacy's Tavern Museum
Willowbrook Wildlife Center
GREAT LAKES, IL
Great Lakes Naval Museum (Free everyday)
LINCOLN, IL
Lincoln Heritage Museum
LISLE, IL
The Morton Arboretum
The Museums at Lisle Station Park (Free everyday)
MAHOMET, IL
Museum of the Grand Prairie Free everyday
OAK BROOK, IL
Mayslake Peabody Estate
SKOKIE, IL
Illinois Holocaust & Education Center
SPRINGFIELD, IL
Illinois State Museum
URBANA, IL
Spurlock Museum (Free everyday)
