Museum Day in USA, free admission - Sept 29, 2012 - Museum Day Ticket Link, info.

In the spirit of Smithsonian Museums, who offer free admission everyday, Museum Day Live! is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine in which participating museums across the country open their doors to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket...for free

View the list of 2012 participating museums:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/venues/

Only an official Museum Day Live! ticket is eligible for free entry. Official tickets can be found here on the Museum Day Live! Website.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/venues/

One ticket per household, for two people.

A ticket will gain entry to only one of the participating museums, excluding parking and special events and exhibits.

If museum reaches capacity, museum has the right to limit the number of guests until space becomes available.

Check with the Museum for Accessibility related questions.

In Illinois participating museums are:

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum
Springfield

Adler Planetarium
Chicago

Aurora Regional Fire Museum
Aurora

Balzekas Museum of Lithaunian Culture
Chicago

Barrington History Museum
Barrington

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
Collinsville

Clarke House Museum
Chicago

DuSable Museum of African American History
Chicago

French Heritage Museum
Kankakee

Glessner House Museum
Chicago

Graue Mill and Museum
Oak Brook

Great Lakes Naval Museum
Great Lakes

Hinsdale History Museum
Hinsdale

Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
Skokie

Illinois State Museum
Springfield


Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery
Chicago

International Museum of Surgical Science
Chicago

Intuit The Center for Intuitive and Ousider Art
Chicago

Joliet Area Historical Museum
Joliet

Kankakee County Museum
Kankakee

Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Rockford

Kline Creek Farm
West Chicago

Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion
Champaign

Lincoln Heritage Museum
Lincoln

Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art
Elmhurst

Loyola University Museum of Art
Chicago

Mayslake Peabody Estate
Oak Brook

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Chicago

National Great Rivers Museum
East Alton

National Hellenic Museum
Chicago


National Veterans Art Museum
Chicago

Parkland Art Gallery
Champaign

Smart Museum of Art
Chicago

Spurlock Museum
Urbana

Swedish American Museum
Chicago

Wabash County Museum
Mt. Carmel

William M. Staerkel Planetarium
Champaign

Willowbrook Wildlife Center
Glen Ellyn