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Kamis, 02 November 2017

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;
  • 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, Smart Museum of Art, 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;
  • 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.

Museums



source : www.nbcchicago.com

Art

  • Art Institute of Chicago, second largest art museum in the United States
  • The Arts Club of Chicago
  • Chicago Cultural Center
  • DePaul Art Museum (DePaul University)
  • Driehaus Museum
  • Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
  • Loyola University Museum of Art
  • Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Museum of Contemporary Photography
  • National Museum of Mexican Art
  • National Veterans Art Museum
  • Smart Museum of Art (University of Chicago)
  • Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art

Architecture

  • Charnleyâ€"Persky House
  • Chicago Architecture Foundation
  • Driehaus Museum
  • Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
  • Robie House

Children's

  • Bronzeville Children's Museum
  • Chicago Children's Museum
  • Swedish American Museum and Children's Museum of Immigration

Chicago history

  • Chicago History Museum
  • Chicago Maritime Museum
  • Clarke House Museum
  • Edgewater Historical Society & Museum
  • Glessner House Museum
  • Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
  • McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum
  • Norwood Park Historical Society Museum

Cultural

  • Alliance Française de Chicago
  • American Writers Museum
  • Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
  • Chicago Design Museum
  • Chinese-American Museum of Chicago
  • Copernicus Foundation
  • DANK Haus German American Cultural Center
  • DuSable Museum of African American History
  • Irish American Heritage Center
  • National Hellenic Museum
  • National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture
  • Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
  • National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame
  • Polish Museum of America
  • Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership
  • Swedish American Museum Center
  • Ukrainian National Museum

Specialized/historical

  • A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum
  • Chicago Sports Museum
  • Leather Archives and Museum
  • Money Museum
  • Museum of Broadcast Communications
  • Pritzker Military Museum & Library
  • American Toby Jug Museum

Science, archeology, and natural history

  • Adler Planetarium
  • Field Museum of Natural History
  • International Museum of Surgical Science
  • Museum of Science and Industry
  • Oriental Institute Museum
  • Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

Planned museums

  • Barack Obama Presidential Center

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

Not-for-profit and university galleries



source : simple.wikipedia.org

  • American Academy of Art - Bill L. Parks Gallery
  • Anchor Graphics, Columbia College Chicago
  • ARC Gallery
  • Beacon Street Gallery and Performance Company
  • Boeing Galleries
  • Bridgeport Art Center
  • Catholic Theological Union - The Mary-Frances and Bill Veeck Gallery
  • Center for Book and Paper Arts, Columbia College Chicago
  • Chicago Architecture Foundation
  • Chicago State University - President's Galley and University Gallery
  • City Gallery at the Historic Water Tower
  • Columbia College Chicago - Glass Curtain Gallery, Hokin Gallery and Annex
  • Copernicus Foundation
  • DePaul Art Museum
  • Gallery 400 at the University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Hairpin Arts Center
  • Hyde Park Art Center
  • Illinois Institute of Technology - Kemper Gallery in the Galvin Library
  • ISM Chicago Gallery
  • John David Mooney Foundation - International Currents Gallery
  • Lillstreet Art Center
  • Little Black Pearl Art & Design Center
  • Loyola University Chicago - Crown Center Gallery
  • Marwen
  • Northeastern Illinois University - Fine Arts Gallery
  • Old Town Triangle Art Center
  • The Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts
  • Renaissance Society
  • Robert Morris University Illinois - State Street Gallery
  • Roosevelt University - Gage Gallery
  • Saint Xavier University - SXU Gallery
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Sullivan Galleries and Betty Rymer Gallery
  • South Side Community Art Center
  • South Shore Cultural Center
  • Spudnik Press Cooperative
  • University of Chicago Galleries - Logan Center, Neubauer Family Collegium for Culture and Society Gallery, and Regenstein Library exhibits
  • Woman Made Gallery

Nature



source : pursuitist.com

  • Garfield Park Conservatory
  • Lincoln Park Conservatory
  • Lincoln Park Zoo
  • Shedd Aquarium

Libraries



source : en.wikipedia.org

  • Chicago Public Library
  • Gerber/Hart Library
  • John Crerar Library
  • Newberry Library
  • Poetry Foundation
  • Ryerson & Burnham Libraries

Music, theater, and performing arts



source : www.faieafricanart.com

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

  • Civic Opera House
  • DuPage Opera Theatre
  • Woodstock Opera House

Symphony

  • Chicago Sinfonietta
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Grant Park Symphony Orchestra

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 Theater
  • Harris Theater
  • Jay Pritzker Pavilion
  • Metro
  • Petrillo Music Shell
  • Riviera Theatre
  • Rosemont Theater
  • Symphony Center

Theater

Festivals and fairs



source : www.pinterest.com

Online museums



  • The Museum of Classic Chicago Television
  • Museum of Holography

Organizations



source : chicago.curbed.com

  • 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

See also



source : en.wikipedia.org

  • Culture of Chicago
  • List of colleges and universities in Chicago
  • List of museums in Illinois
  • Music of Chicago
  • River North Chicago
  • Visual arts of Chicago

References



External links



  • A guide to Chicago's museums and cultural institutions
  • Guide to Chicago house-museums
  • List of institutions from Chicago Gallery News
  • Art Collecting: Chicago Art Galleries


 
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