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.
American Writers Museum / Chicago
Aurora Regional Fire Museum / Aurora
Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County / Libertyville
Bronzeville Children's Museum / Chicago
Brookfield Zoo / Brookfield
Cantigny Park / Wheaton
Cernan Earth and Space Center at Triton College / River Grove
Chicago Botanic Garden / Glencoe
Children's Museum in Oak Lawn / Oak Lawn
Elgin History Museum / Elgin
Elgin Public Museum / Elgin
Ellwood House Museum / DeKalb
Geneva Lake Museum / Lake Geneva, WI
Illinois Holocaust Museum / Skokie
Illinois Railway Museum / Union
Institute for Study of Ancient Cultures / Chicago
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art / Oak Brook
Naper Settlement / Naperville
Pleasant Home Foundation / Oak Park
St. Charles Heritage Museum / St. Charles
Volo Auto Museum / Volo
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.
The 1843 Durant-Peterson House Museum / St. Charles, IL
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum / Springfield, IL
American Writers Museum / Chicago, IL
Bix Beiderbecke Museum & Archives / Davenport, IA
Bronzeville Children's Museum / Chicago, IL
Buffalo Grove Park District Community Arts Center / Buffalo Grove, IL
Cantigny / Wheaton, IL
Chicago Academy of Sciences Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum / Chicago
Chicago a cappella / Chicago, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden / Glencoe, IL
Chicago Children's Museum / Chicago
Chicago Hounds Major League Rugby / Bridgeview, IL
Chicago Maritime Museum / Chicago, IL
Chicago Stars FC / Bridgeview, IL
Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Chicago, IL
Chicago Tempest Women's Pro Rugby / Evanston, 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
Doudna Fine Arts Center / Charleston, IL
DuPage Children's Museum / Naperville
DuPage Symphony Orchestra / Naperville, IL
Edwards Place / Springfield, IL
Exploration Station / Bourbonnais, IL
First Floor Theater / Chicago, IL
Forest Park Nature Center / Peoria Heights, IL
The Forge: Lemont Quarries / Lemont, IL
Fox River Grove Memorial Public Library / Fox River Grove, IL
German American Heritage Center & Museum / Davenport, IA
Glencoe Beach / Glencoe, IL
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry / Chicago, IL
Haitian American Museum of Chicago / Chicago
Harris Theater for Music and Dance / Chicago, IL
Historic Auto Attractions / Roscoe, IL
Illinois Holocaust Museum / Skokie
Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra / Ottawa, IL
Kankakee Valley Theatre Association / Kankakee, IL
Kenosha City Museum / Kenosha, WI
Kidzeum of Health and Science / Springfield, IL
Lincoln Park Zoo / Chicago
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art / Oak Brook
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art / Evanston, IL
The Morton Arboretum / Lisle, IL
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago / Chicago, IL
National Museum of Mexican Art / Chicago, IL
Normal CornBelters / Normal, IL
Oakton College Performing Arts Center / Des Plaines, IL
Peoria Park District PlayHouse Children's Museum / Peoria, IL
Quad City Botanical Center / Rock Island, IL
Raupp Museum / Buffalo Grove
Springfield Art Association / Springfield
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens / Rockford
Vermilion County Museum / Danville, IL
Volo Museum / Volo, IL
Western Illinois Museum / Macomb, IL
Wheels O' Time Museum / Dunlap, 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.