The Oriental Institute Museum
The Oriental Institute Museum is a world-renowned showcase for the history, art, and archaeology of the ancient Near East. The museum displays objects recovered by Oriental Institute excavations in permanent galleries dev... museumsusa.org
Balzekas Museum Of Lithuanian Culture
The life-long dream of Stanley Balzekas, Jr., to preserve for posterity the wealth of material pertaining to Lithuania's history and culture was realized when he opened the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture in a "two-... famplosion.com
Chicago Art Department
Move over School of the Art Institute of Chicago, this offbeat arts school offers progressive and compelling courses in art and technology, design, film and video production, as well as more basic visual arts cour... centerstagechicago.com
Ernest Hemingway Museum
Housed inside the Oak Park Arts Center, the Ernest Hemingway Museum is host to exhibits that explore the author's life. Kiosks fashioned from historic doors hold exhibits of rare photos and artifacts, including Hemingway... ettractions.com
Chicago Historical Society
The Chicago Historical Society is a privately endowed, independent institution devoted to collecting, interpreting, and presenting the rich multicultural history of Chicago and Illinois, as well as selected areas of Amer... museumstuff.com
Dusable Museum Of African American History - Chicago, Il
From their website: "The DuSable Museum of African American History located in the historic Hyde Park area of Chicago at 740 East 56th Place (57th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue) in Washington Park unites art, hist... waymarking.com
Charnley-persky House Museum Foundation
Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright are major figures in American architecture. Sullivan, Wright's architectural mentor, hired the younger man in 1887 to assist with the design of the Auditorium Building (1887-1889) in ... museumsusa.org
Oriental Institute Entrance Relief - Chicago, Il
From Riedy's "Chicago Sculpture":"Ulric Ellerhusen’s epic relief in the tympanum over the entrance of Breasted Hall, 1155 East 58th Street. The building houses the Oriental Institute, which is devoted to researchin... waymarking.com
Chicago Baseball Museum
The Chicago Baseball Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that will collect, preserve, document, research, and interpret artifacts and events that are associated with the legacy, evolution and contemporary life of... museumsusa.org
Pritzker Military Library
Just minutes away from Navy Pier, Water Tower, and Chicago's Magnificent Mile, the Pritzker Military Library is free and open to the public, with live events and a collection of books, posters, photographs, and other fas... ettractions.com
Arc Gallery
In describing ARC Gallery in one painfully simple adjective, that adjective, without question, would be openness. This feeling is conveyed by the space of ARC's roomy, white-walled galleries, through the gestures ... centerstagechicago.com
Spertus Institute Of Jewish Studies
Founded in 1924 as Chicagos College of Jewish Studies, Spertus Institute today offers an array of specialized and public programming, grounded in Jewish thought, inspired by Jewish values, and resolutely relevant to peop... ettractions.com
Clarke House Museum
Don't miss Family Day at Clarke House Museum, October 1, 2011 Built in 1836 for Henry B. Clarke, the Clarke House Museum is Chicago"s oldest house. The house shows what life was like for a family in Chicago during the... explorechicago.org
Riverside Historical Commission Museum - Riverside, Il
The museum contains approximately 16,000 documents and artifacts that are primarily dedicated to preserving the rich history of Riverside. It houses documentary history of the Village of Riverside and environs: Archival m... waymarking.com
Jane Addams Hull-house Museum
The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum commemorates the work of social welfare pioneer and peace advocate Jane Addams, her settlement house associates, their innovative programs and the neighborhood they served. Housed in ... explorechicago.org
Illinois And Michigan Canal Museum
Also known as the Canal Corridor Association - the opening of the Illinois and Michigan Canal in 1848 gave Illinois the key to mastery of the American mid-continent. The dream of the canal had animated every vision and u... museumstuff.com
National Italian American Sports Hall Of Fame
Since its founding in 1978, more than two hundred glorious champions of sport have been enshrined in the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame. - Today, at long last, were building a world-class Hall of Fame and ... museumstuff.com
International Museum Of Surgical Science
The historic lakeside mansion that is now the Museum was constructed in 1917, under the careful direction of Eleanor Robinson Countiss to house her family. Her father, an executive of the Diamond Match Company, generously... famplosion.com