Chicago is renowned for its world-class museums, from the sprawling Art Institute to the awe-inspiring Field Museum. But beyond these iconic institutions lies a treasure trove of lesser known, ...

Multiple Chicago-area attractions and museums are offering free admission days for Illinois residents for February 2025, with many also extending free days in March. Here's a look at upcoming free ...

The Smart Museum of Art in Chicago is hosting a special exhibition through February 2026 of found objects and African art ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Public Schools will be quiet this week with students and teachers are on spring break. For those who want to explore Chicago, there are plenty of fun options. If you don't ...

Museums in Chicago are among the best in the country. But did you know that many are also free, or at least free for your ...

Chicago Public Schools students will be on spring break next week, and numerous museums in the city will have free admission days to take advantage of. Whether it’s the Art Institute or the Shedd ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Roz Varon has been exploring Chicago's Magnificent Museums, taking us behind the scenes, where visitors rarely go! On Friday, she shares some surprises about the Adler Planetarium.

Shedd Aquarium and Adler Planetarium opened in 1930, joining the Field on Chicago’s lakefront south of Grant Park. In 1998, ...

Chicago’s museums are world-class, but having grown up a short drive from Washington, D.C., with its unsurpassed collection of free Smithsonians, I found the price tag of our city’s treasure troves a ...

Even though some federal immigration agents are leaving the city, arts and culture executives want to be sure of their rights ...

A video projection by Manual Cinema uses animation, shadow puppets and oral installation to help museum visitors "understand why more than 50 years after the Fair Housing Act of 1968, we are still ...