Museums are more than just diversions or tourist attractions. A museum — assuming it’s doing its job — is a temple to the truth. It’s a nexus of rigorous research and varied perspectives, and an ...

Give your wallet a break and schedule your next museum visit on one of the many free admission days offered next year.

When 89-year-old Alfonso Quiroz saw his old workman’s lunchbox on display at the Chicago History Museum’s new “Aquí en Chicago” exhibit, he remembered his go-to lunch from more than a half-century ago ...

Plenty of iconic Chicago museums are offering free admission days to Illinois residents as the summer winds down and through the fall, with at least one museum offering free admission on the federal ...

The Field Museum is one of Chicago’s most iconic attractions. With millions of specimens of the world’s wonders in its collections, from gems to mummies to dinosaurs, the museum is a destination for ...

Illinois is home to some of the country’s most fascinating museums — and not all of them fit the traditional mold. Beyond the famous art and science institutions, you’ll find spots dedicated to ...

The Trump administration has started outlining some of the Smithsonian Institution's art, information, and imagery that it has deemed "too woke," as the administration calls for a review of the ...

As a former guest engagement employee at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, David Dowd was on the “front line.” Greeting customers and giving tours was fun, he said, but it was also ...

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