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Art Institute and more: Chicago museums offering free admission on Presidents Day 2025
While many things may be closed on Monday, Feb. 17 in honor of Presidents Day, many Chicago museums are open, and some are even offering free admission.
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Chicago weather: Extreme cold spreads across area
The latest round of wintry cold means below-zero wind chills for the Chicago area. NBC 5 meteorologist Kevin Jeanes has your forecast.
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With February underway, here's when you can visit Chicago museums for free
With the calendar having switched over to February, families making plans for the month ahead can turn to Chicago-area museums, many of which are offering free admission days for Illinois residents this month.
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Chicago free museum days February 2025: Dozens of free days coming up
Multiple Chicago-area attractions and museums are offering free admission days for Illinois residents for February 2025, with many also extending free days in March.
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First major survey of artist Wafaa Bilal opens at MCA
A new exhibition opening this weekend at the Museum of Contemporary Art explores the intersection of art, technology and contrasts between the US and the Middle East. It’s the first major survey of Wafaa Bilal, who studied and taught at the School of the Art Institute. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter has the preview.
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Chicago free museum days winter 2025: Field Museum, Art Institute, Shedd and more
While the frigid weather continues, Chicago-area museums and attractions will stay warm and toasty, with many offering free days this winter.
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2025 free museum days: 2 Chicago museums offering free admission on New Year's Day
January 2025 kicks off in Chicago Wednesday, and several famous museums across the city are planning to offer free days throughout the month.
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Chicago museums offering free days as 2025 begins. Here's the full list
A new year will bring a brand new chance to immerse yourself in everything from artwork to science to history – without going far from home.
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Largest Stegosaurus fossils ever found to be exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History
A 150-million-year-old Stegosaurus fossil, known as “Apex”, will be on display at the American Museum of Natural History starting Dec. 8.
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My Little Pony, Phase 10 and Transformers make it into the Toy Hall of Fame
The National Toy Hall of Fame announced its new inductees on Tuesday, which included My Little Pony, Phase 10 and Transformers.
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‘Dressed in History': Chicago History Museum exhibit explores clothing in culture
The Chicago History Museum explores clothing’s reflection in cultural values with an exhibition of 70 rarely seen items from the museum’s costume collection. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.
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Cowabunga! New England town celebrates being the birthplace of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The city where the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were conceived has largely been overlooked during the crime-fighting quartet’s meteoric rise. But a new museum exhibit hopes to change that.
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Griffin Museum of Science and Industry is hosting a secret after-hours escape mission
The museum-wide escape games will be held on September 12th through the 15th.
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‘An extremely rare find': George Washington artifact auctioned at Goodwill for $1,300
The starting price for this sliver of history had been less than $100 when Moore saw it, hidden among what Goodwill categorizes as “historical documents.”
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A look at some of Chicago's free museum days for summer 2024
From Shedd Aquarium to the Chicago Botanic Garden, here are a few of the city’s most frequented attractions offering free admission on select days this summer.
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Chicago free museum days: Full list of free museum days for May
Some of Chicago’s most iconic museums are offering free days to Illinois residents and beyond for the month of May.
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Here are 8 museums offering free admission to Illinois residents in April
Looking for something to do this month in Chicago?
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Museum of Science and Industry closed Wednesday for ‘unplanned maintenance
As spring break for some Illinois schools continue, a popular Chicago museum said it would be closed Wednesday for “unplanned museum maintenance.”
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Illinois residents can visit these 8 museums for free in April
Here’s a look at Chicago museums offering free admission days through April.
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Free museum days in Chicago in April: Shedd Aquarium, Field Museum and more
Here are some Chicago museums with free days in April.