List of museums and cultural institutions in Chicago explained

The city of Chicago, Illinois, has many cultural institutions and museums, large and small. Major cultural institutions include:

Museums

See also: List of museums in Illinois.

Art

Architecture

Children's

Chicago history

Cultural

Specialized/historical

Science, archeology, and natural history

Planned museums

Defunct museums

Not-for-profit and university galleries

Botany/Zoology

See also: List of Chicago parks.

Libraries

Music, theater, and performing arts

Dance

Opera

Opera houses

Symphony

Choruses

Music venues

Theater

Online museums

Organizations

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DePaul Art Museum. DePaul University. 14 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151213141112/http://museums.depaul.edu/. 13 December 2015.
  2. Web site: Official site. Chicago Design Museum. 14 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151221043429/https://chidm.com/. 21 December 2015.
  3. Web site: Official site. Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. 14 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151218083611/http://www.grahamfoundation.org/. 18 December 2015.
  4. Web site: Chicago Maritime Museum . www.chicagomaritimemuseum.org . en-US . 2017-09-15 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170829191430/http://www.chicagomaritimemuseum.org/ . 2017-08-29 .
  5. Web site: Official site. Edgewater Historical Society. 14 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130516094953/http://www.edgewaterhistory.org/. 16 May 2013.
  6. Web site: Made in Chicago Museum . 2023-08-21 . Made-in-Chicago Museum . en-US.
  7. Web site: Home . 2023-08-21 . The Walt Disney Birthplace . en-US.
  8. Web site: https://rpwrhs.org/ . Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society . 28 June 2024.
  9. Web site: A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum . 2009-03-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080515111206/http://aphiliprandolphmuseum.com/index.html . 2008-05-15 .
  10. Web site: American Toby Jug Museum. www.tobyjugmuseum.com. 15 September 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170903073246/http://www.tobyjugmuseum.com/. 3 September 2017.
  11. Web site: Borrelli. Christopher. Touring vegetarian museum just a small exhibit now, but 75-year-old vegan has big plans. 2021-07-21. Chicago Tribune. 16 March 2018 .
  12. Web site: American Police Museum (Gone), Chicago, Illinois . 2015-12-14 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208105228/http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2087 . 2015-12-08 . Roadside America report on the museum, closed in 2001
  13. Web site: Losing Her Museum | Feature | Chicago Reader . 12 February 2009 . 2015-12-14 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222083951/http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/losing-her-museum/Content?oid=1103150 . 2015-12-22 . "Losing Her Museum", Chicagoreader.com, 2/12/2009
  14. Web site: Official site. ARC Gallery. 15 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222164711/http://www.arcgallery.org/. 22 December 2015.
  15. Web site: Official site. Beacon Street Gallery. 14 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160109091857/http://beaconst.org/. 9 January 2016.
  16. Web site: Bridgeport Art Gallery. Bridgport Art Center. 15 December 2015. live. http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20151217161801/http://bridgeportart.com/bridgeport-art-gallery/. 17 December 2015.
  17. Web site: Our Campus. Catholic Theological Union. 15 December 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222113354/http://www.ctu.edu/student-life/our-campus. 22 December 2015. dmy-all.
  18. https://www.csu.edu/artanddesign/gallery.htm#:~:text=The%20President's%20Gallery%20is%20on,the%20public%20Monday%20thru%20Friday.&text=Focused%20on%20exhibiting%20student%20work. CSU.edu
  19. Web site: Galleries. Chicago State University. 15 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151116041440/http://www.csu.edu/cas/artanddesignandCMAT/artanddesign/gallery.htm. 16 November 2015.
  20. Web site: Glass Curtain Gallery. Columbia College Chicago. 15 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102945/http://students.colum.edu/deps/glass-curtain-gallery/. 4 March 2016.
  21. Web site: Hokin Project. Columbia College Chicago. 15 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151211025839/http://students.colum.edu/deps/hokin-gallery/index.php. 11 December 2015.
  22. Web site: Art in the Library. Illinois Institute of Technology. 15 December 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150913044943/http://library.iit.edu/art/. 13 September 2015.
  23. Web site: International Currents Gallery. John David Mooney Foundation. 15 December 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065205/http://www.mooneyfoundation.org/icgallery.html. 4 March 2016.
  24. Web site: Little Black Pearl Art & Design Center. Little Black Pearl. 15 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20120514030213/http://blackpearl.org/art-design-center/. 14 May 2012.
  25. Web site: Department of Fine and Performing Arts. Loyola University Chicago. 15 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151214042034/http://www.luc.edu/finearts/. 14 December 2015.
  26. Web site: Official site. Marwen. 15 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160115145822/https://marwen.org/. 15 January 2016.
  27. Web site: Fine Arts Gallery. Northeastern Illinois University. 15 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222080415/http://www.neiu.edu/academics/college-of-arts-and-sciences/departments/art/fine-arts-gallery. 22 December 2015.
  28. Web site: Old Town Triangle Art Center. Old Town Triangle Association. 15 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151210183136/http://www.oldtowntriangle.com/the-gallery/. 10 December 2015.
  29. Web site: Official site. The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts. 15 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151218083612/http://www.paletteandchisel.org/. 18 December 2015.
  30. Web site: State Street Gallery. Robert Morris University. 15 December 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151207090846/http://www.robertmorris.edu/artgallery/. 7 December 2015. dmy-all.
  31. Web site: Gage Gallery. Roosevelt University. 15 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222093107/http://www.roosevelt.edu/gagegallery. 22 December 2015.
  32. Web site: SXU Gallery. Saint Xavier University Art and Design Department. 15 December 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222074744/http://www.sxu.edu/academics/colleges_schools/cas/dept/art/gallery.asp. 22 December 2015.
  33. Web site: Sullivan Galleries. School of the Art Institute of Chicago. 15 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151204231403/http://www.saic.edu/sullivangalleries/. 4 December 2015.
  34. Web site: Official site. Spudnik Press. 15 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151211043526/http://www.spudnikpress.org/. 11 December 2015.
  35. Web site: Logan Center Exhibitions. University of Chicago. 15 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151217060337/http://arts.uchicago.edu/logan-center/logan-center-exhibitions. 17 December 2015.
  36. Web site: Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society. University of Chicago. 15 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151213053902/http://arts.uchicago.edu/academics/academic-research-programs/neubauer-collegium-culture-and-society. 13 December 2015.
  37. Web site: Museums and Galleries: The University of Chicago Library. University of Chicago. 15 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151213053953/http://arts.uchicago.edu/explore/collections/university-chicago-library. 13 December 2015.
  38. Web site: Official site. Clinard Dance. 16 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151211115407/http://www.clinardance.org/. 11 December 2015.
  39. Web site: Official site. DanceWorks Chicago. 16 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151213074015/http://www.danceworkschicago.org/. 13 December 2015.
  40. Web site: Official site. Joel Hall Dancers & Center. 16 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222152400/https://joelhall.org/. 22 December 2015.
  41. Web site: Official site. River North Chicago Dance Company. 16 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160109175909/http://rivernorthchicago.com/. 9 January 2016.
  42. Web site: Official site. Civic Ballet. 13 September 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170928142428/http://www.ruthpage.org/civic-ballet. 28 September 2017.
  43. Web site: Official site. Thodos Dance Chicago. 16 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222144110/https://thodosdancechicago.org/. 22 December 2015.
  44. Web site: Official site. Chamber Opera Chicago. 16 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222103430/http://www.chamberoperachicago.org/. 22 December 2015.
  45. Web site: Official site. Apollo Chorus of Chicago. 16 December 2015. live. http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20151216053925/http://apollochorus.org/. 16 December 2015.
  46. Web site: FuzzyMemories.TV -. www.fuzzymemories.tv. 15 September 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170916013902/http://fuzzymemories.tv/. 16 September 2017.
  47. Web site: Official site. Chicago Art Dealers Association. 16 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160111042534/http://chicagoartdealers.org/. 11 January 2016.
  48. Web site: Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. City of Chicago. 16 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180430175541/https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca.html. 30 April 2018.
  49. Web site: Chicago Public Art Program. City of Chicago. 16 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180501094610/https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/provdrs/public_art_program.html. 1 May 2018.
  50. Web site: Official site. Illinois Artisans Program. 16 December 2015.
  51. Web site: Official site. Lawyers for the Creative Arts. 16 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151216005237/http://law-arts.org/. 16 December 2015.
  52. Web site: Official site. Public Media Institute. 15 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151220140714/http://www.publicmediainstitute.com/. 20 December 2015.