List of museums and cultural institutions in Chicago
The city of Chicago, Illinois, has many cultural institutions and museums, large and small. Major cultural institutions include:
- the Loop;
- Steppenwolf Theatre;
- the ;
- the DuSable Museum in Hyde Park;
- the Museum of Contemporary Art, The Second City comedy troupe, and the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Near North Side;
- the Garfield Park Conservatory;
- and Pilsen's National Museum of Mexican Art;
- as well as the Chicago Botanic Gardens, Block Museum of Art, and Morton Arboretumin nearby suburbs.
Museums
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Art
- 659 Wrightwood
- Art Institute of Chicago, second largest art museum in the United States
- The Arts Club of Chicago
- Chicago Athenaeum
- Chicago Cultural Center
- DePaul Art Museum[1] (DePaul University)
- Design Museum of Chicago[2]
- Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
- Loyola University Museum of Art
- Museum of Contemporary Art
- Museum of Contemporary Photography
- National Museum of Mexican Art
- National Veterans Art Museum
- Smart Museum of Art (University of Chicago)
- Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
Architecture
- Charnley–Persky House
- Chicago Architecture Center
- Driehaus Museum
- Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts[3]
- Robie House
Children's
- Bronzeville Children's Museum
- Chicago Children's Museum
- Swedish American Museum and Children's Museum of Immigration
Chicago history
- Chicago History Museum
- Chicago Maritime Museum[4]
- Clarke House Museum
- Edgewater Historical Society & Museum[5]
- Glessner House Museum
- Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
- Made in Chicago Museum[6]
- McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum
- Norwood Park Historical Society Museum
- The Walt Disney Birthplace[7]
Cultural
- Alliance Française de Chicago
- American Writers Museum
- Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
- Chinese-American Museum of Chicago
- Copernicus Foundation
- DANK Haus German American Cultural Center
- DuSable Museum of African American History
- Haitian American Museum of Chicago
- Irish American Heritage Center
- Lithuanian Research and Studies Center
- National Hellenic Museum
- National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame
- National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture
- Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
- Polish Museum of America
- Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership
- Swedish American Museum Center
- Ukrainian National Museum
Specialized/historical
- A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum[8]
- Chicago Sports Museum
- Leather Archives and Museum
- Money Museum
- Museum of Broadcast Communications
- Pritzker Military Museum & Library
- American Toby Jug Museum[9]
- Vegan Museum[10]
Science, archeology, and natural history
- Adler Planetarium
- Field Museum of Natural History
- International Museum of Surgical Science
- Museum of Science and Industry
- Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia & North Africa(formerly the Oriental Institute)
- Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Planned museums
National Museum of Gospel Music
Defunct museums
- ABA Museum of Law, closed in 2011
- American Police Center & Museum[11]
- McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum, closed in 2009
- Museum of Holography[12]
- The Peace Museum
- Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows, closed in 2014
- Terra Museum, closed on October 31, 2004, its foundation still exists and artworks travel.
Not-for-profit and university galleries
- American Academy of Art- Bill L. Parks Gallery
- Anchor Graphics, Columbia College Chicago
- ARC Gallery[13]
- Beacon Street Gallery and Performance Company[14]
- Boeing Galleries
- Bridgeport Art Center[15]
- Catholic Theological Union - The Mary-Frances and Bill Veeck Gallery[16]
- Center for Book and Paper Arts, Columbia College Chicago
- Chicago Architecture Foundation
- Chicago State University - President's Galley and University Gallery[17]
- City Gallery at the Historic Water Tower
- Columbia College Chicago - Glass Curtain Gallery,[18] Hokin Gallery and Annex[19]
- Copernicus Foundation
- DePaul Art Museum
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- Hairpin Arts Center
- Hyde Park Art Center
- Illinois Institute of Technology - Kemper Gallery in the Galvin Library[20]
- ISM Chicago Gallery
- John David Mooney Foundation - International Currents Gallery[21]
- Lillstreet Art Center
- Little Black Pearl Art & Design Center[22]
- Loyola University Chicago - Crown Center Gallery[23]
- Marwen[24]
- Northeastern Illinois University - Fine Arts Gallery[25]
- Old Town Triangle Art Center[26]
- The Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts[27]
- Renaissance Society
- Robert Morris University Illinois - State Street Gallery[28]
- Roosevelt University - Gage Gallery[29]
- Saint Xavier University - SXU Gallery[30]
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Sullivan Galleries and Betty Rymer Gallery[31]
- South Side Community Art Center
- South Shore Cultural Center
- Spudnik Press Cooperative[32]
- Woman Made Gallery
Botany/Zoology
Libraries
- Chicago Public Library
- Gerber/Hart Library
- John Crerar Library
- Newberry Library
- Poetry Foundation
- Ryerson & Burnham Libraries
Music, theater, and performing arts
Dance
- Chicago Ballet
- Chicago Dance Crash
- Chicago Festival Ballet
- Clinard Dance[36]
- DanceWorks Chicago[37]
- Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago
- Hedwig Dances
- Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
- Joel Hall Dancers[38]
- Joffrey Ballet
- River North Chicago Dance Company[39]
- Ruth Page Center for the Arts (Ruth Page Civic Ballet[40])
- Thodos Dance Chicago[41]
Opera
- Chamber Opera Chicago[42]
- Chicago Opera Theater
- DuPage Opera Theatre
- Light Opera Works
- Lithuanian Opera Company of Chicago
- Lyric Opera of Chicago
- Opera in Focus
Opera houses
- Civic Opera House
- DuPage Opera Theatre
- Woodstock Opera House
Symphony
Choruses
- Apollo Chorus of Chicago[43]
- Bella Voce
- Chicago a cappella
- Chicago Children's Choir
- Chicago Chorale
- Chicago Gay Men's Chorus
- Chicago Symphony Chorus
Music venues
- Gateway Theater
- Harris Theater
- Jay Pritzker Pavilion
- Metro
- Petrillo Music Shell
- Riviera Theatre
- Rosemont Theater
- Symphony Center
Theater
Festivals and fairs
Online museums
Organizations
- Chicago Art Dealers Association[45]
- Chicago Artists' Coalition
- Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events[46]
- Chicago Public Art Group
- Chicago Public Art Program[47]
- Chicago Society of Artists
- Flat Iron Artists Association
- Illinois Artisans Program[48]
- Illinois Arts Council
- Jazz Institute of Chicago
- Lawyers for the Creative Arts[49]
- League of Chicago Theatres
- Public Media Institute[50]
- Terra Foundation for American Art
See also
- Culture of Chicago
- List of colleges and universities in Chicago
- List of museums in Illinois
- Music of Chicago
- River North Chicago
- Visual arts of Chicago
References
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- ^ "Official site". Chicago Design Museum. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
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