Art Institute of Chicago, The - Houses more than 300,000 works of art within its 10 curatorial departments. Among its great treasures are the legendary masterpieces A Sunday Afternoon on La Grand Jatte--1884 by Georges Seurat, American Gothic by Grant Wood, Nighthawks by Edward Hopper, and 33 paintings by Claude Monet.

Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum - The first Mexican cultural center/museum in the Midwest and the largest in the nation.

Museum of Contemporary Art - One of the nation's largest facilities devoted to contemporary art, the museum offers exhibitions of painting, sculpture, video, film and performance created since 1945.

Museum of Decorative Art - Vintage and antique art nouveau and art deco prints and paintings in a Louis Sullivan building. Provides hours, map, books for sale and mission statement.

National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum - Collection of art, photographs and artifacts about the war in Vietnam, created exclusively by veterans. Lists hours, map, membership information, and includes an online gallery of exhibits.

Smart Museum of Art, David and Alfred - Located on the University of Chicago's Hyde Park campus, and houses a permanent collection of over 7000 objects, spanning five centuries of both Western and Eastern civilizations.

Terra Museum of American Art - Features a collection of over 700 works by American artists including Whistler, Homer, Sargent and Hopper. Hosts traveling exhibitions, tours, and lectures.

Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art - Features cultural exhibitions, literary events, film screenings and music recitals. Includes map and slide show of permanent art exhibits.

Bronzeville Children's Museum - Offering programs and services for the community's children. Features overview of programs, photo gallery, and exhibits, including African-American art, music and theatre.

Chicago Children's Museum - This museum at Navy Pier seeks to activate the intellectual and creative potential of children up through fifth grade by being a catalyst for the process of learning. Thirteen permanent interactive exhibits on three floors are viewed by over 500,000 visitors annually.

Hands On! Children's Art Museum - Set in historic Beverly neighborhood, this facility offers art classes, open-art studios, and fun activities for children and adults to spend time together.

A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum Gallery - Background information, history of the African American railroad attendant, and a gift shop.

Peace Museum, The - Institution seeks to motivate children, teens and adults to achieve creative solutions to the problem of violence through the curation of peace related art and artifacts.

Chicago Academy of Sciences, The - Founded in 1857, this museum specializes in the ecology and natural history of the Midwest. It is located in the Lincoln Park community.

Chicago Adler Planetarium - Founded in 1930, the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum is the premier public resource for learning about astronomy discoveries.

The Field Museum - An internationally acclaimed museum and center for education and research in the natural sciences. Founded in 1893, its collection has grown to more than 20 million specimens. Noted strengths include evolutionary biology, paleontology, archaeology and ethnography.

International Museum of Surgical Science - Features exhibits devoted to such subjects as radiology, orthopedics and pharmacy.

Museum of Science and Industry - Over two million visitors per year enjoy the creation of Chicago businessman Julius Rosenwald, who in 1933 opened America's first center for "industrial enlightenment", a vehicle for public science education, where visitors could interact with the exhibits, not just view displays and artifacts.

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum - Examines the relationship between people and nature, exploring the ways in which humans impact their environment. Located in Lincoln Park.

ArchiCenter Shop - Chicago Architecture Foundation's online store, selling books, calendars, notecards, home decor and apparel featuring the city's architecture, and Frank Lloyd Wright.

Art Institute of Chicago: The Museum Shop - Offering apparel and accessories, books, home furnishings, jewelry, stationery, art from around the world and special exhibition items.

Bariff Shop for Judaica - Features local store and online shopping of home, holiday, ceremonial gifts, music, books and jewelry for adults and children. Located at the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies.

Chicago Historical Society Museum Store - Online sales of gifts inspired by the collections and exhibitions of the Society, including vintage posters, books, videos, music, stationery, apparel, and toys.

Chicago Athenaeum - Museum of architecture and design features public programs and education services.

Chicago Historical Society - Collects, interprets, and presents the city's history to the public through exhibitions, programs, research collections, and publications.

Chicagoland Historical Bus Museum - Not-for-profit, educational organization which preserves, restores, and operates antique buses for the public-at-large. Photo gallery of transit buses are showcased.

Glessner House Museum - Home designed by architect Henry Hobson Richardson. Information about tours, exhibits, collections, history and location.

Jane Addams Hull-House Museum - Owned and operated by the University of Illinois at Chicago, is a historic memorial to Jane Addams and her innovative settlement house programs.

The Museum of Broadcast Communications - Online version of this repository of broadcast information features educational programs and exhibits and a searchable database of television, radio, commercial and news archives.

Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) - Located at Columbia College, Chicago. The site presents links to the museum's exhibitions, publications, and collections, as well as to membership and contact information.

Oriental Institute - Research center at the University of Chicago. Site includes directory of websites about the Near East, research project and archive information, departments and projects, and access to publications.

Bronzeville Children's Museum - Offering programs and services for the community's children. Features overview of programs, photo gallery, and exhibits, including African-American art, music and theatre.

Chicago Children's Museum - This museum at Navy Pier seeks to activate the intellectual and creative potential of children up through fifth grade by being a catalyst for the process of learning. Thirteen permanent interactive exhibits on three floors are viewed by over 500,000 visitors annually.

Hands On! Children's Art Museum - Set in historic Beverly neighborhood, this facility offers art classes, open-art studios, and fun activities for children and adults to spend time together.

A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum Gallery - Background information, history of the African American railroad attendant, and a gift shop.

Peace Museum, The - Institution seeks to motivate children, teens and adults to achieve creative solutions to the problem of violence through the curation of peace related art and artifacts.

ArchiCenter Shop - Chicago Architecture Foundation's online store, selling books, calendars, notecards, home decor and apparel featuring the city's architecture, and Frank Lloyd Wright.

Art Institute of Chicago: The Museum Shop - Offering apparel and accessories, books, home furnishings, jewelry, stationery, art from around the world and special exhibition items.

Bariff Shop for Judaica - Features local store and online shopping of home, holiday, ceremonial gifts, music, books and jewelry for adults and children. Located at the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies.

Chicago Historical Society Museum Store - Online sales of gifts inspired by the collections and exhibitions of the Society, including vintage posters, books, videos, music, stationery, apparel, and toys.