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Student Handbook: Museums & Cultural Centers
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Student Handbook: Museums & Cultural Centers

Museums & Cultural Centers



Columbia is at the doorstep of the renowned Chicago Museum Campus. Take advantage of free days and student discounts.

Adler Planetarium
1300 South Lake Shore Drive / 312.922.STAR
www.adlerplanetarium.org
Regular admission: $5

Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Street at Adams Street / 312.443.3600
www.artic.edu
Regular suggested donation: $8, students: $5; free on Tuesdays

The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
756 North Milwaukee Avenue / 312.243.9088
http://outsider.art.org
Free admission

Chicago Cultural Center / Museum of Broadcast Communications
78 East Washington Avenue / 312.744.6630
www.chicagoculturalcenter.org

Chicago Historical Society
North Clark Street at North Avenue / 312.642.4600
www.chicagohs.org
Regular admission: $5; free on Mondays

Field Museum of Natural History
1400 South Lake Shore Drive / 312.922.9410
www.fieldmuseum.org
Regular admission: $7 for students with ID, $12 for adults; Chicago admission: $6 for students with ID, $10 for adults

Museum of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Avenue / 312.280.2660
www.mcachicago.org
Regular admission: $10, students: $6

Museum of Science and Industry
5700 South Lake Shore Drive / 773.684.1414
www.msichicago.org
Regular admission: $10

Shedd Aquarium/Oceanarium
1200 South Lake Shore Drive / 312.939.2426
www.sheddaquarium.org
Admission to the aquarium only is $8
Regular admission: $23

The National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum
1801 South Indiana Avenue / 312.326.0270
www.nvvam.org

Terra Museum
664 N. Michigan Avenue / 312.664.3939
www.terraamericanart.org
suggested $5 donation