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The city of Chicago, Illinois, has many cultural institutions and museums, large and small. Major cultural institutions include:

Museums

Art Institute of Chicago Michigan Avenue
The Art Institute of Chicago
Mexican Art Museum
National Museum of Mexican Art

Art

Architecture

Children's

Chicago history

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Walt Disney Birthplace (exterior) Hermosa Chicago Illinois

Cultural

Specialized/historical

Science, archeology, and natural history

Planned museums

National Museum of Gospel Music

Defunct museums

  • ABA Museum of Law, closed in 2011
  • American Police Center & Museum
  • McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum, closed in 2009
  • Museum of Holography
  • The Peace Museum
  • Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows, closed in 2014
  • Terra Museum, closed on October 31, 2004, its foundation still exists and artworks travel.

Not-for-profit and university galleries

Botany/Zoology

Lincoln Park Conservatory
Lincoln Park Conservatory

Libraries

Chicago Library Downtown
Chicago's Central Public Library

Music, theater, and performing arts

Orchestra Hall, Chicago Symphony Center
Symphony Center
Civic Opera House 060528
Civic Opera House

Dance

  • Chicago Ballet
  • Chicago Dance Crash
  • Chicago Festival Ballet
  • Clinard Dance
  • DanceWorks Chicago
  • Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago
  • Hedwig Dances
  • Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
  • Joel Hall Dancers
  • Joffrey Ballet
  • River North Chicago Dance Company
  • Ruth Page Center for the Arts (Ruth Page Civic Ballet)
  • Thodos Dance Chicago

Opera

  • Chamber Opera Chicago
  • Chicago Opera Theater
  • DuPage Opera Theatre
  • Light Opera Works
  • Lithuanian Opera Company of Chicago
  • Lyric Opera of Chicago
  • Opera in Focus

Opera houses

Symphony

Choruses

  • Apollo Chorus of Chicago
  • Bella Voce
  • Chicago a cappella
  • Chicago Children's Choir
  • Chicago Chorale
  • Chicago Gay Men's Chorus
  • Chicago Symphony Chorus

Music venues

Gateway Theatre (Chicago)
The Gateway Theatre is located in the Chicago neighborhood of Jefferson Park.

Theater

Festivals and fairs

Online museums

  • The Museum of Classic Chicago Television
  • Museum of Holography

Organizations

  • Chicago Art Dealers Association
  • Chicago Artists' Coalition
  • Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
  • Chicago Public Art Group
  • Chicago Public Art Program
  • Chicago Society of Artists
  • Flat Iron Artists Association
  • Illinois Artisans Program
  • Illinois Arts Council
  • Jazz Institute of Chicago
  • Lawyers for the Creative Arts
  • League of Chicago Theatres
  • Public Media Institute
  • Terra Foundation for American Art

See also

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