List of museums in Illinois

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This list of museums in Illinois contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Name Image Location Region Type Summary
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum File:Lincoln Family.jpg Springfield Library
Adler Planetarium Chicago Science
Art Institute of Chicago File:AICFront.jpg Chicago Art
Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture Chicago Cultural
Burpee Museum Rockford Natural web
Cantigny Wheaton Historic site
Cernan Earth and Space Center File:Cesc.jpg River Grove Aviation
Charles Gates Dawes House Museum Evanston Historic Site
Chicago Children's Museum Chicago Children
Chicago Cultural Center Chicago Cultural
Chicago History Museum Chicago History
DuSable Museum of African American History Chicago Cultural
Elgin Public Museum Elgin Natural
Elmhurst Art Museum Elmhurst Art web
Field Museum of Natural History Chicago Natural
Frances Willard House Evanston Historic Site
Galesburg Railroad Museum Galesburg Railway
Historic auto attractions Roscoe History/Auto
Hull House Chicago Historic Site
Illinois Railway Museum Union Railway
Illinois State Museum Springfield Natural
Irish-American Heritage Center Chicago Cultural web
International Museum of Surgical Science Chicago History
Kohl Children's Museum Glenview Children web
Korean War National Museum Springfield Military web
Lake County Discovery Museum Wauconda History web
Martin D'Arcy Museum of Art Chicago Art
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art Evanston Art
McDonald's Museum Des Plaines Historic Site
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian Evanston Cultural
Museum of Broadcast Communications Chicago History
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Art
Museum of Contemporary Photography Chicago Art
Museum of Funeral Customs Springfield History
Museum of Science and Industry Chicago Science
National Museum of Mexican Art Chicago Cultural
National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum Chicago Military
Oriental Institute Chicago Cultural
The Peace Museum Chicago Cultural
Polish Museum of America Chicago Cultural
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Chicago Natural
Popeye Museum Chester History Located in the home town of Popeye
Shedd Aquarium Chicago Aquarium
Smart Museum of Art Chicago Art
Spertus Museum Chicago Religious
Swedish American Museum Center Chicago Cultural web
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art Chicago Art
Ukrainian National Museum Chicago Cultural
Volo Auto Museum Volo Transportation
Wonder Works Oak Park Children

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