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Adler Planetarium
Chicago, Illinois

Planetarium

American Police Center and Museum - CLOSED
Chicago, Illinois

Specialized

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Ancient Egyptian Museum
Chicago, Illinois

Art

Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Art

Berwyn Historical Society
Berwyn, Illinois

Culture, Historical Society

Charnley-Persky House Museum Foundation
Chicago, Illinois

History, Historic House, Historical Society

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 Chicago. As a junior draftsman, Wright also assisted with residential commissions such as the James Charnley House (1891-1892). The Charnley House, which has long been recognized internationally as a pivotal work of modern architecture, stands as evidence of the extraordinary power of Sullivan and Wright's creativity in collaboration.

Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design
Chicago, Illinois

Art, Specialized

Chicago Center for Book & Paper Arts
Chicago, Illinois

Art, Zoo

Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago, Illinois

Art

Chicago Historical Society
Chicago, Illinois

Historical Society

Chicago Lawn Historical Society
Chicago, Illinois

History, Historical Society

Houses information and articles in the Chicago Branch Public Library.

Chicago Public Library
Chicago, Illinois

Art, Library

Chinese-American Museum of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Anthropology, Art, Culture, History

The museum is an educational and research center for people who want to know about the history of Americans of Chinese descents in the Midwest. Through exhibitions, lectures, and other public programs, the museum addresses issues common to all immigrants by using the Chinese experience as examples.

Commission on Chicago Landmarks
Chicago, Illinois

Art

DePaul University Art Gallery
Chicago, Illinois

Art, University

DuSable Museum Archives
Chicago, Illinois

Art, History

Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago, Illinois

History, Natural History

Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conserv.
Chicago, Illinois

History

Gallery 400,UIC
Chicago, Illinois

Art

Glessner House Museum
Chicago, Illinois

Art, General, History, Historic House

Glessner House Museum boasts a veritable garden of earthly delights for the appreciation and study of decorative arts. From the Isaac Scott cabinetry, to the Morris & Co. textiles, and the eclectic array of ceramics, the museum offers visitors a singular experience in which nearly all of the furnishings and appointments are original to the family. Visitors to this historic home thrill at the hundreds of glorious art objects that grace the period rooms.

Great Big Pictures, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois

Hist. Soc. of Oak Park & River Forest
Oak Park, Illinois

Art, History, Park

Historical Society of Cicero
Cicero, Illinois

History, Historical Society

The Historical Society of Cicero is currently not active. Much of the archives and historical documents are now at the Cicero Public Library. Please contact them for additional information or research inquries.

Hyde Park Historical Society
Chicago, Illinois

Historical Society, Park

Illinois Arts Alliance
Chicago, Illinois

Art, Children's, Culture, General, Library

Arts Alliance Illinois works to ensure every child receives a well-rounded education that includes the arts. Learn about our arts education initiatives and resources and check out the latest arts education news on our website and social media pages.

Illinois Labor History Society
Chicago, Illinois

History

International Polka Association
Chicago, Illinois

Jane Addams' Hull House Museum
Chicago, Illinois

History, Historic House

Landmarks Pres. Council of Ill.
Chicago, Illinois

History

Lincoln Park Conservatory
Chicago, Illinois

Botanical Garden, Park

Lincoln Park Zoological Library
Chicago, Illinois

Library, Zoo

Lyric Opera of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Culture

McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum - Closed
Chicago, Illinois

The McCormick Freedom Museum was the first museum in the United States dedicated to the First Amendment by the McCormick Foundation. It was open from April 11, 2006 until March 1, 2009.

Museum of Broadcast Communications
Chicago, Illinois

Culture, History

Museum of Contemporary Photography
Chicago, Illinois

Museum of Masonic History -- Closed
Chicago, Illinois

Culture

National Trust for Historic Pres.
Chicago, Illinois

History

Nature Museum
Chicago, Illinois

Science

Newberry Library
Chicago, Illinois

History, Library

Parks District of Oak Park-Hist. Houses
Oak Park, Illinois

Park

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Chicago, Illinois

Natural History, Nature Centers, Science

The Chicago Academy of Sciences and its Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum inspire people to learn about and care for nature and the environment. The institution fosters environmental learning through the exhibits and education programs of the Museum and through the Academy's collections, research, symposia, publication's, events and other activities. We build understanding of global environmental issues by interpreting the effect those issues have on the Midwest.

Polish Military Hist. Soc. of America
Chicago, Illinois

Military

Ravenswood-Lake View Hist. Asso.
Chicago, Illinois

History

Richard Nickel Committee
Chicago, Illinois

Specialized

An organization committed to perserving the archive of over 11,000 photographic images by Architectural Photographer, Richard Nickel, 1928-1972.

Smart Museum of Art at the The University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Art, Culture, University

As the art museum of the University of Chicago, the Smart Museum of Art is home to thought-provoking special exhibitions and a permanent collection that spans five thousand years of artistic creation.

Terra Museum of American Art
Chicago, Illinois

Art

The Oriental Institute Museum
Chicago, Illinois

Archaeology, Art, Culture, History, Library, University

The Institute helped launch the first era of exploration of humankind's remote past in the Near East, the cradle of civilization. Today its collection is of the most significant repositories of excavated art objects and artifacts from major archaeological sites in all of the Near East.

Truman College Art Gallery
Chicago, Illinois

Art

Ukrainian National Museum
Chicago, Illinois

Art, Culture, History

Woman Made Gallery
Chicago, Illinois

Art

Woman Made Gallery was founded in 1992 to provide exhibition opportunities for women artists. Since 1992 and through 2007 WMG has exhibited the work of more than 5500 artists in 155 group shows and highlighted a body of work by individual artists in 75 solo shows.

ARC Gallery & Educational Foundation
Chicago, Illinois

Art, Culture, General

Being a non-profit, woman artist-run cooperative, ARC continues its feminist tradition by providing exhibition opportunities for professional and emerging artists working in all media based on excellence of artwork, without discrimination toward gender, race, age, class, physical/mental ability, sexual, spiritual or political orientation.

Artemisia Gallery
Chicago, Illinois

Art

Artemisia Gallery CLOSED/ceased operations and the membership dissolved on May 30, 2003. The 30 year archives are now with the Ryerson and Burnham Archives in the Art Institute of Chicago.

Canal Corridor Association
Chicago, Illinois

Art

Chicago Architecture Foundation
Chicago, Illinois

Art, History

Chicago Baseball Museum
Chicago, Illinois

Culture, History, Specialized

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 Chicago baseball.

Our goal is to compliment the various baseball museums and institutions around the country, including Cooperstown, the Negro League Baseball Museum, and the virtual All-American Girls Professional Baseball League museum. We feel our unique Chicago perspective will only serve to compliment the landscape of baseball in America.

 

Our dream for the Chicago Baseball Museum is to emulate the scope and integrity of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library in Springfield, IL.

Chicago Children's Museum
Chicago, Illinois

Children's

Chicago Genealogical Society
Chicago, Illinois

Library

Chicago Jewish Historical Society
Chicago, Illinois

Art, History, Historical Society

Chicago Office of Tourism
Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Symphony Archives
Chicago, Illinois

Clarke House Museum
Chicago, Illinois

Art, Culture, General, History, Historic House

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 middle-class family in Chicago during the city’s formative years before the Civil War. Its fascinating history began at a time when family members could see the campfires of Native Americans in the distance.

Debbie Nelson
Chicago, Illinois

Douglas Tomb State Historic Site
Chicago, Illinois

DuSable Museum of African-American Hist
Chicago, Illinois

Art, Culture, History

The DuSable Museum of African American History is dedicated to the collection, preservation, interpretation and dissemination of the history and culture of Africans and Americans of African descent. For 42 years the museum has carried out its mission through exhibitions, archives and a diverse array of education programs designed to interpret and illuminate the African American experience for audiences of all ages. DuSable Museum has nine continuing exhibits and works on display, and presents four to six special exhibitions each year along with over 100 public and education programs including film screenings, theatre performances, concerts, literary events, lectures, and special events.

Filipino Am. Hist. Soc. of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

History

Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust
Oak Park, Illinois

Garfield Park Conservatory
Chicago, Illinois

Botanical Garden, Children's, Park

Grandpa Moses Museum
Chicago, Illinois

Hemingway's Birthplace
Oak Park, Illinois

Historic Pleasant Home
Oak Park, Illinois

History

Hyde Park Art Center
Chicago, Illinois

Art, Park

Founded in 1939, the Hyde Park Art Center is the oldest alternative art space in Chicago. The Art Center presents six exhibits each year along with dozens of art classes for kids 3 to 93 in ceramics, painting, drawing, photography and other visual arts taught by professional artists. The Art Center also supports dozens of art-based community outreach initiatives serving over 4,000 young people annually on the south and west sides of Chicago.

Illinois Art Gallery
Chicago, Illinois

Art

Illinois Humanities Council
Chicago, Illinois

Art

International Museum of Surgical Science
Chicago, Illinois

Art, History, Science

Irving Park Historical Society
Chicago, Illinois

History, Historical Society

Korean War Veterans Nat'l Museum & Libr
Chicago, Illinois

Latvian Folk Art Museum
Chicago, Illinois

Art

Lincoln Park Zoological Gardens
Chicago, Illinois

Park

Loyola University Museum of Art
Chicago, Illinois

Art, Culture, History, Library, University

The Museum interprets and displays the University’s medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque collection, known as the Martin D’Arcy Collection, other museum permanent collections, and rotating exhibitions.

Malcolm X College
Chicago, Illinois

Art

Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum
Chicago, Illinois

Art

The Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum is the largest Latino cultural institution in the country, and the only one accredited by the American Association of Museums. Look out this fall for Treasures from Ancient Veracruz, our major exhibition opening in October and featuring a colossal Olmec head. Also, stay tuned for the Sor Juana performing arts festival and our annual Day of the Dead exhibition. Both begin in September.

Museum of Contemporary Art
Chicago, Illinois

Art

Museum of Holography
Chicago, Illinois

National Railway Historical Society
Oak Park, Illinois

History, Historical Society

National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum
Chicago, Illinois

Art

Nature of Illinois Foundation
Chicago, Illinois

History, Natural History

Oak Park Conservatory
Oak Park, Illinois

Park

Peace Museum
Chicago, Illinois

History

Polish Genealogical Society of America
Chicago, Illinois

Art, History

Polish Museum of America
Chicago, Illinois

Culture, History

Renaissance Society at the U of C
Chicago, Illinois

Art

Shedd Aquarium (John G.)
Chicago, Illinois

Aquarium

Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
Chicago, Illinois

Culture, General, Library, University

Spertus is Chicago's Jewish education and cultural center. It offers an innovative array of public programming, including exhibits, performances, films, and lectures some presented by the esteemed faculty who teach for its graduate programs. The institute collects, preserves, and displays materials from the Jewish experience in a stunning, contemporary building with fabulous views of Grant Park and Lake Michigan. Art from the institute's collection is showcased throughout the building and temporary exhibits examine aspects of Jewish culture. The building also includes a 400-seat theater and a gift shop that carries art, books, music, videos, and contemporary and traditional Jewish ceremonial gifts. Allow 1 hour.

Textile Arts Centre
Chicago, Illinois

Art

Three Arts Club
Chicago, Illinois

Art

Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
Chicago, Illinois

Art, Culture

To leave home and start a new life in an unfamiliar place is at the core of the immigrant experience. For the artist, there is much to process—new cultures, colors, forms, sensations, and environments, all different from those left behind. New roots form atop old ones, and the past never strays far from reach. Since the beginning of the 20th century, more than five million Ukrainians have emigrated from their homes in Ukraine, Poland, and Russia to settle abroad.

Uptown Historical Society
Chicago, Illinois

History, Historical Society

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MUSEUM CONFERENCES

Public Lands Alliance 2025 Convention and Trade Show

February 2 - 6, 2025

Las Vegas, Nevada

Public Lands Alliance 2025 Convention and Trade Show

Sunday, February 2 - Thursday, February 6, 2025

Westgate Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

Hosted by: Public Lands Alliance

The Public Lands Alliance Convention and Trade Show brings together nonprofits, land management agencies and companies to learn, network and engage on public lands issues. The 2025 Convention and Trade Show will take place Sunday, February 2 - Thursday, February 6, 2025 in Las Vegas, NV

Connect with peers, explore the latest in public lands products, and return inspired with new strategies and resources for success in conservation and visitor engagement

Our annual Convention and Trade Show (PLA) is the premier gathering for leaders in the public lands sector to network, gain essential tools, and explore products that enhance the visitor experience and support conservation, preservation, and enrichment efforts.

For more information, please call 301-946-9475.

Georgia Association of Museums 2025 Conference

February 5 - 7, 2025

Milledgeville, Georgia

Georgia Association of Museums 2025 Conference

Wednesday, February 5 - Friday, February 7, 2025

Ina Dillard Russell Library Georgia College & State University

Milledgeville, Georgia

Hosted by: Georgia Association of Museums

The Whole Story Is The Meanin

“For the fiction writer himself the whole story is the meaning, because it is an experience, not an abstraction.”― Flannery O'Connor, Mystery and Manners: Occasional Pros

Join us in Milledgeville, Georgia, for the annual Georgia Association of Museums conference as we explore the profound wisdom of Milledgeville author Flannery O'Connor’s words. In a world where narratives intersect and perspectives diverge, this theme invites proposals that delve into the essence of storytelling within museums and cultural institutions. Our work in the museum field requires us to look at stories from as many angles and perspectives as possible so that we might do our best to tell the “whole story.

Through thought-provoking discussions, interactive workshops, and engaging presentations, we will uncover the layers of meaning embedded within every artifact, exhibition, and historical account. Just as O’Connor masterfully crafted narratives that resonate with universal truths, museums hold the power to illuminate the whole story behind many objects, artworks, and cultural phenomena

We will examine how museums can embrace inclusivity, diversity, and authenticity in their storytelling practices. By acknowledging multiple perspectives and amplifying marginalized voices, we can enrich our understanding of the past and present, fostering empathy and connection within our communities.

Small Museum Association 41st Annual Conference 2025

February 17 - 19, 2025

Gaithersburg, Maryland

Small Museum Association 41st Annual Conference 2025

Monday, February 17 - Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center

Gaithersburg, Maryland

Hosted by: Small Museum Association

The annual SMA conference attracts more than 300 museum professionals, board members, and volunteers from a wide variety of small museums. They attend sessions on topics ranging from collections and education to staffing and board issues.

We offer a large Museum Resource Hall and plenty of informal networking opportunities for you to talk with (and get ideas from!) other small museum professionals and volunteers

Theme for 2025: Make It Happen!!!

Is there an exhibit, program, or fundraiser that you've been talking about doing for years? Do you feel stuck because of procrastination, lack of board support, or insufficient funds? It's time to take action

At SMA 2025, small museum professionals will share their tips and tricks of how they made it happen!

2025 California Association of Museums Conference

February 18 - 22, 2025

San Fransico, California

2025 California Association of Museums Conference

Tuesday, February 18 - Saturday, February 22, 2025

San Fransico, California

Hosted by: California Association of Museums

CAM is hard at work planning for the 2025 conference, set to take place from February 18–22, 2025 in San Francisco. We look forward to highlighting best practices and innovative ideas from California's museum community

The California Association of Museums is excited to continue offering in-person programming for 2025. We will not be requiring proof of COVID vaccination/s, but highly encourage vaccination and boosters. For the health and safety of our colleagues, masks are also encouraged (but not required). Capacity and spaces will be thoughtfully considered in the planning of this event.

For more information, please email programs@calmuseums.org.

2025 Tennessee Association of Museums Conference: HOPE

March 11 - 14, 2025

Knoxville, Tennessee

2025 Tennessee Association of Museums Conference: HOPE

Tuesday, March 11 - Friday, March 14, 2025

Crowne Plaza hotel in Knoxville, TN

Knoxville, Tennessee

Hosted by: Tennessee Association of Museums

Tennessee museums are full of hope. But how are they turning hope into reality

With the Semiquincentennial quickly approaching in 2026, the state's museum community if approaching a turning point, and is now a great time to take stock and develop a vision for the future

The Tennessee Association of Museums' 64th Annual Conference in Knoxville will challenge the state's museums to think ahead and share their hopes, the best practices and strategies for turning those hoes into realities, and the rewards that come from aspirational thinking

The 2025 TAM Annual Conference will take place at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Knoxville, TN.

For more information, please call 615-495-3354 or email hawkins@aaslh.org.

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