Free Museum Days in 2017

Jan 14

Jan 14 Free Museum Days in 2017

With winter quarter under full swing, take a minute to explore and get out of the cold while checking out some of the most beautiful museums in the country. Several of them have free general admission throughout the year! From the Art Institute’s exhibition on the role of velvet as a fashion material during the Industrial Age, to the Museum of Science and Industry’s timeless maze of mirrors and The Field Museum’s astonishing tattoo exhibit (complete with a full tattoo shop!) there is something to satisfy all of your art and science interests.

The Museum of Science and Industry:

January: 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 31
February: 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28
June: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12
September: 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
October: 2, 3, 4, 5
What to see: Where the Wild Things Are, Infinite Amazement, Art of the Bicycle, Science Storms, Black Creativity

The Field Museum:

January: 4, 5, 16, 28, 29, 30
February: all month
What to see: SUE the T-Rex, Inside Ancient Egypt, Hall of Jades, DNA Discovery Center, Tattoo

John G. Shedd Aquarium:

January: 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
February: 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 27, 28
June: 5, 6, 12, 13
August: 28, 29
September: 5, 11, 12, 18, 199, 25, 26
October: 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31
November: 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21
What to see: Caribbean Reef, At Home on the Great Lakes, Polar Play Zone, Amazon Rising

Adler Planetarium:

January: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
February: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
June: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
What to see: Destination Solar System, Cosmic Wonder, Our Solar System, Telescopes: Through the Looking Glass

The Art Institute:

UChicago night is January 12; free admission and transportation to the Art Institute with a UCID
What to see: Modern Velvet, Master Drawings Unveiled, The New Contemporary