Chicago Free Museum Week

Field Museum, one of my favorite. Home of Sue the T-Rex

You guys, October 1 to 7 is Free Museum Week for Illinois Resident, with different days for different museums And there are special discounts too! Mark your calendar and go get cultured!

Adler Planetarium
Free days: Oct. 5, 6 and 7 (for Illinois residents only)
Discounts: $10 off new memberships

Art Institute Chicago
Free day: Oct. 1, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. (for Illinois residents only)
Discounts: $10 off new memberships

Chicago History Museum
Discounts: $4 off admission, 20% off café and store, 20% off membership

The DuSable Museum of African American History
Discounts: 2-for-1 admission, 10% off store, half off memberships

The Field Museum
Free day: Oct. 4 (for Illinois residents only)

Lincoln Park Zooj
Always free!
Discounts: 10% off memberships

MCA Chicago
Free day: Oct. 6 (for Illinois residents only)
Discount: bring a receipt from another museum visited during Museum Week and receive 50% off an adult admission ticket

Museum of Science and Industry
Free day: Oct. 5 and 6 (for Illinois residents only)
Discount: $20 off

National Museum of Mexican Art
Always free!
Discount: 15% off at the museum shop

National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture
Always free!

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Free day: Oct. 1 (for Illinois residents only)
Discounts: Oct. 2-7 you can bring a receipt from your visit to another museum during Museum Week and get $5 off an adult ticket, 10% off gift shop, $15 off new 1-year membership, $25 off new 2-year membership

Shedd Aquarium
Free days: Oct. 5 and 6 (for Illinois residents only)