Free Days at Chicago Museums in January

Enjoy free admission to Chicago museums on Illinois resident discount days in January. (Dates are subject to change, so please confirm dates with each museum.)

Adler Planetarium

• January 6-13, 16-20

Art Institute of Chicago

• Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Brookfield Zoo

• Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, January 3-31

Chicago Botanic Garden

• Always free; parking is $20/car, $25/van

Chicago Children’s Museum

• First Sunday of every month for children 15 and younger
• Target Free Family Nights, Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Chicago History Museum

• January 10
• Tuesdays from 12:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

DuSable Museum of African American History

• Sundays

Field Museum

• January 4, 5, 16, 28, 29, 30

Lincoln Park Zoo

• Always free

Museum of Contemporary Art

• Tuesdays

Museum of Science and Industry

• January 10-12, 16-19, 24-26, 31

National Museum of Mexican Art

• Always free

National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture

• Always free

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

• Thursdays

Shedd Aquarium

• January 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, 27-31

In partnership with Museums in the Park, we offer free Kids Museum Passports to cultural institutions.