List of Museums and Cultural Institutions in Chicago

List Of Museums And Cultural Institutions In Chicago

The Chicago area has many cultural institutions and museums, large and small. Major cultural institutions include:

  • the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 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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