Museum Passes

For MGPL Cardholders

Morton Grove Public Library cardholders can check out free and discounted passes to a variety of museums and cultural institutions throughout Chicago and Illinois. See below available institutions and services.

Questions? Contact the Info Desk at 847-965-4220 x1 or info@mgpl.org.

NOT INCLUDED: Some downtown Chicago museums.

Museum Adventure Pass

Go to the Info Desks to check out a Museum Adventure pass. First come first served, in-person only, one pass per family per week. Passes valid for one week.

Museum Adventure Pass Info

Explore More Illinois

Log in with your library card and password to view and print available passes from anywhere. Adults 18 and over can make up to three reservations per library card at a time.

Check Out A Pass

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum / Springfield

Anderson Japanese Gardens / Rockford, IL

Bix Beiderbecke Museum & Archives / Davenport, IA

Buffalo Grove Park District Community Arts Center / Buffalo Grove, IL

Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House / Moline, IL

Chicago Academy of Sciences Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum / Chicago

Chicago Children's Museum / Chicago

Chicago History Museum / Chicago, IL

Chicago Maritime Museum / Chicago, IL 

Chicago Red Stars / Bridgeview, IL

Children's Discovery Museum / Normal

Civil War Museum / Kenosha, WI 

David Davis Mansion State Historical Site / Bloomington, IL

Des Plaines History Center / Des Plaines, IL

Dillon Home Museum / Sterling, IL

Dinosaur Discovery Museum / Kenosha, WI 

Discovery Center Museum / Rockford, IL 

DuPage Children's Museum / Naperville 

The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center / Chicago, IL 

Edwards Place / Springfield

Ellwood House / Dekalb

Exploration Station / Bourbonnais, IL 

Fox River Grove Memorial Public Library / Fox River Grove, IL 

Galesburg Parks and Recreation Lake Storey Beach Boats / Galesburg, IL

Galesburg Parks and Recreation Lakeside Water Park / Galesburg, IL 

German American Heritage Center & Museum / Davenport, IA

Glencoe Beach / Glencoe, IL

Haitian American Museum of Chicago / Chicago

Historic Auto Attractions / Roscoe, IL

Illinois Holocaust Museum / Skokie

The Insect Asylum / Chicago, IL 

Kenosha City Museum / Kenosha, WI 

Kidzeum of Health and Science / Springfield

Lincoln Heritage Museum / Lincoln

Lincoln Park Zoo / Chicago

Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art / Oak Brook

Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art / Evanston, IL

McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum / Chicago, IL

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago / Chicago, IL 

Museum of Science and Industry / Chicago, IL

Museum of the Grand Prairie / Mahomet, IL

National Museum of Mexican Art / Chicago, IL

The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture / Chicago, IL

Normal CornBelters / Normal, IL

Normal Theater / Normal, IL

Peoria Park District PlayHouse Children's Museum / Peoria, IL

Pritzker Military Museum & Library / Chicago

Quad City Botanical Center / Rock Island, IL

Raupp Museum / Buffalo Grove

Soulside Healing Arts / Peoria, IL

Springfield Art Association / Springfield

Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens / Rockford

Vermilion County Museum / Danville

Volo Museum / Volo, IL

Western Illinois Museum / Macomb, IL

Wheels O' Time Museum / Dunlap, IL

Whim Chicago @ Stage 773 / Chicago, IL

 

 

 

For Constituents of the Illinois State District 8

Senator Ram Villivalam's office offers museum passes to 8th District constituents. The pass provides complimentary General Admission for up to four people.

Constituent Museum Card

Complete this online form and someone from the office of Senator Ram Villivalam will reach out to you to confirm receipt and will coordinate a time for you to pick up the pass and the authorization letter. For more information, call 872-208-5188.