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Free Museum Day: Adler, MCA Part of 16 Free Chicago Museums on Saturday

By Kyla Gardner | September 27, 2013 6:34pm
 The Chicago History Museum, along with 15 other Chicago museums, offer free admission with a special ticket as part of a nation-wide free museum day.
The Chicago History Museum, along with 15 other Chicago museums, offer free admission with a special ticket as part of a nation-wide free museum day.
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CHICAGO — Free admission is offered to more than a dozen museums throughout Chicago Saturday, including the Adler Planetarium, Chicago History Museum and Museum of Contemporary Art.

Free passes can be used to enter the museums as part of nation-wide Museum Day Live! from Smithsonian Magazine.

Those interested in attending must first register here for a free ticket, which is good for the admission of two people.

Below is a full list of the participating museums in Chicago and their Saturday hours.

Adler Planetarium
1300 S. Lake Shore Drive
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
6500 S. Pulaski Road
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Chicago History Museum
1601 N. Clark St.
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Clarke House Museum
1827 S. Indiana Ave.
Guided tours at noon at 2 p.m.

DuSable Museum of African American History
740 E. 56th Place
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Gallery 400
400 S. Peoria St.
Noon to 6 p.m.

Glessner House Museum
1800 S. Prairie Ave.
Guided tours at 1 and 3 p.m.

International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N. Lake Shore Drive
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

INTUIT — The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
756 N. Milwaukee Ave.
11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Loyola University Museum of Art
820 N. Michigan Ave.
11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E. Chicago Ave.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

National Hellenic Museum
333 S. Halsted St.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

National Veterans Art Museum
4041 N. Milwaukee Ave.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 N. Cannon Drive
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Smart Museum of Art
5550 S. Greenwood Ave.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Swedish American Museum
5211 N. Clark St.
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.