List of museums and cultural institutions in Chicago
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The Chicago area has many cultural institutions and museums, large and small. Major cultural institutions include:
- the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Goodman Theater, Joffrey Ballet, Central Public Harold Washington Library, and the Chicago Cultural Center, all in the Loop;
- Lincoln Park's Lincoln Park Zoo, Lincoln Park Conservatory, Chicago History Museum, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and Steppenwolf Theatre;
- the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, and Adler Planetarium in the Near South Side's Museum Campus;
- the Museum of Science and Industry, Oriental Institute and DuSable Museum in Hyde Park;
- the Museum of Contemporary Art, The Second City comedy troupe, and the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Near North Side, Chicago;
- the Garfield Park Conservatory;
- and Pilsen's National Museum of Mexican Art;
- as well as, the Brookfield Zoo, Chicago Botanic Gardens, and Morton Arboretum in nearby suburbs.
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Museums
Art (encyclopedic collection)
- Art Institute of Chicago is the 2nd largest Art Museum in the United States.
Art
- The Arts Club of Chicago
- Beacon Street Gallery and Performance Company
- Chicago Cultural Center
- DePaul University Art Museum
- Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
- Loyola University Museum of Art
- Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art (Northwestern University)
- Museum of Contemporary Art
- Museum of Contemporary Photography
- National Museum of Mexican Art
- David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art (University of Chicago)
- The Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows
- National Veterans Art Museum
- Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
Architecture
- Chicago Architecture Foundation
- Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design
- The Richard H. Driehaus Museum
- Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
- Frank Lloyd Wright Frederick C. Robie House
- Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
- James Charnley House
Botanic Conservatory
Children's
- Bronzeville Children's Museum
- Chicago Children's Museum
- Swedish American Museum and Children's Museum of Immigration
Chicago History
- Chicago History Museum
- Clarke House Museum
- Cuneo Museum
- Edgewater Historical Society & Museum
- Evanston Historical Society/Charles Gates Dawes House
- Glessner House Museum
- Jane Addams Hull House
- Noble Seymour Crippen House
- Prairie Avenue
Cultural
- American Indian Community Center of Chicago
- Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
- Chinese-American Museum of Chicago
- Copernicus Foundation
- DuSable Museum of African American History
- National Hellenic Museum
- Irish American Heritage Center
- Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
- National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame
- Polish Museum of America
- Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
- Swedish American Museum Center
- Ukrainian National Museum
Specialized/historical
- A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum
- ABA Museum of Law[1]
- Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
- Leather Archives and Museum
- McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum[1]
- Money Museum
- Museum of Broadcast Communications
- The Peace Museum[1]
- Rock N Roll McDonald's
Science, Archeology, and Natural History
- Adler Planetarium
- Field Museum of Natural History
- International Museum of Surgical Science
- Museum of Science and Industry
- Oriental Institute Museum
- Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum of the Chicago Academy of Sciences
- SciTech Hands On Museum in Aurora
Zoological
Libraries
- Chicago Public Library
- John Crerar Library
- Newberry Library
- Poetry Foundation
- Pritzker Military Library
- Ryerson & Burnham Libraries
Music, theater and performing arts
Dance
- Chicago Ballet
- Chicago Festival Ballet
- Civic Ballet of Chicago
- Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago
- Hedwig Dances
- Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
- Joffrey Ballet
- Joel Hall Dancers
- Luna Negra Dance Theater
- River North Chicago Dance Company
- Ruth Page Center for the Arts
- Thodos Dance Chicago
Opera
- Chamber Opera Chicago
- Chicago City Opera Company[2]
- Chicago Civic Opera[2]
- Chicago Grand Opera Company[2]
- Chicago Opera Association[2]
- Chicago Opera Company[2]
- Chicago Opera Theater
- DuPage Opera Theatre
- Light Opera Works
- Lithuanian Opera Company of Chicago
- Lyric Opera of Chicago
- Opera in Focus
- San Carlo Opera Company[2]
Opera (Houses)
Symphony
Choruses
- Apollo Chorus of Chicago
- Bella Voce
- Chicago a cappella
- Chicago Children's Choir
- Chicago Chorale
- Chicago Gay Men's Chorus
- Chicago Symphony Chorus
Music Venues
This is a shortened list, for a more complete list see: List of Music venues and institutions in Chicago
- Central Music Hall[3]
- Harris Theater
- Jay Pritzker Pavilion
- Petrillo Music Shell
- Riviera Theatre
- Rosemont Theater
- Symphony Center
Theater
Further information: List of theatre venues and organizations in Chicago
Festivals and fairs
Further information: List of festivals in Chicago
Online museums
Not-for-profit and university galleries
- David Adler Cultural Center
- American Academy of Art
- Anchor Graphics @ Columbia College
- The Art Center Highland Park
- Arts and Business Council of Chicago
- Aurora Public Art Commission Gallery
- Betty Rymer Gallery (School of the Art Institute of Chicago)
- Beverly Art Center
- Brickton Art Center
- Chicago Architecture Foundation
- Chicago Art Deco Society
- Chicago Public Art Group
- The Chicago Women's Caucus for Art (CWCA)
- City Gallery at the Historic Water Tower
- Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts
- Columbia College Chicago Glass Curtain Gallery
- Columbia College Chicago Hokin Gallery and Annex
- Copernicus Foundation
- DePaul University Art Museum
- Dittmar Memorial Gallery (Northwestern University)
- DuPage Art League School and Gallery
- Evanston Art Center
- Gallery 2 and Project Space (School of the Art Institute of Chicago)
- Gallery 400 at the University of Illinois at Chicago
- Goethe Institute
- Hinsdale Center for the Arts
- Hyde Park Art Center
- Illinois Institute of Technology, art@IIT Gallery
- ISM Chicago Gallery
- Instituto Cervantes
- Lill Street Art Center
- Lill Street Learning Center
- Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center
- Loyola University's Crown Center Gallery
- Marwen
- John David Mooney Foundation International Currents Gallery
- Navy Pier Walk
- Northern Illinois University Art Gallery/Chicago
- North Lakeside Cultural Center
- Northeastern Illinois University Fine Arts Center Gallery
- Northwest Cultural Council
- Noyes Cultural Art Center Gallery
- Oak Park Area Arts Council
- Oak Park Art League
- O'Connor Gallery of Art (Dominican University)
- Old Town Art Center
- Palatine/Inverness Arts Council
- The Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts
- Park West Ceramics
- Public Media Institute
- The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago
- Riverside Arts Center
- Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center
- Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
- Skokie Public Library Gallery
- Society for the Arts
- South Side Community Art Center
- South Shore Cultural Center
- SXU Gallery (Saint Xavier University)
Organizations
- Art Dealers Association of Chicago
- Chicago Artists' Coalition
- Chicago Artists International Program
- Chicago Dance and Music Alliance
- Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
- Chicago Percent for Art
- Chicago Public Art Program
- Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
- Illinois Artisans Program
- Illinois Arts Council
- Jazz Institute of Chicago
- Lawyers for the Creative Arts
- League of Chicago Theatres
- River North Association
- Wicker Park/Bucktown Gallery Association
Notes and references
- Chicago Gallery News, Vol. 22, no. 2, April–August 2007, pp. 54–57 (List of not-for-profit galleries and museums)
See also
- Culture of Chicago
- Music of Chicago
- List of colleges and universities in Chicago
- List of museums in Illinois
- River North Chicago
- Visual arts of Chicago
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