The city of Chicago, Illinois, 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;
- the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, and Adler Planetarium in the Near South Side's Museum Campus;
- the Museum of Science and Industry, Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, Smart Museum of Art, and DuSable Museum in Hyde Park;
- Lincoln Park's Lincoln Park Zoo, Lincoln Park Conservatory, Chicago History Museum, Chicago Academy of Sciences/Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and Steppenwolf Theatre;
- the Museum of Contemporary Art, The Second City comedy troupe, and the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Near North Side;
- the Garfield Park Conservatory;
- and Pilsen's National Museum of Mexican Art.
In addition, the Brookfield Zoo, Chicago Botanic Gardens, Block Museum of Art, Illinois Holocaust Museum and Morton Arboretum are in near suburbs.
Chicago history
Science, archeology, and natural history
"Official site". Chicago Design Museum. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
"Official site". Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
"Official site". Edgewater Historical Society. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
"Home". The Walt Disney Birthplace. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
"Galleries". Chicago State University. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
"Hokin Project". Columbia College Chicago. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
"Official site". The Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
"Gage Gallery". Roosevelt University. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
"SXU Gallery". Saint Xavier University Art and Design Department. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
"Official site". Joel Hall Dancers & Center. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
"Official site". River North Chicago Dance Company. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
"Official site". Chamber Opera Chicago. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
"Official site". Apollo Chorus of Chicago. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
"Official site". Chicago Art Dealers Association. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
"Official site". Lawyers for the Creative Arts. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
"Official site". Public Media Institute. Archived from the original on 20 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.