Chicago Museums News Today

The National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum on Chicago's South Side is celebrating 29 years of telling the history of Black labor unions.

Pilsen's National Museum of Mexican Art named Jose Ochoa as new executive director Thursday after the founder, Carlos Tortolero, retired last month.

Carlos Tortolero, the founder and president of the National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen, is retiring after 40 years.

On this episode of Show & Tell with Andrea Darlas: First up, we always talk about the grinch… but whatever happened to Cindy Lou Who? Veronica Garza joins the show to talk about the hilarious “Who’s Christmas,” where she plays Cindy…40 years later. Then, Carisa Hendrix and Sa’Rayah tell tales o

Shedd Aquarium, a popular Chicago museum, announced new renovations at a press conference with Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor J.B. Pritzker.

The increases, MCA’s first since 2017, were approved Wednesday by the Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners and will affect residents and non-residents alike, though the latter is getting hit harder.

Leaders of both museums cited inflation and the higher cost of wages and benefits among the reasons for raising admission fees.

Admission fees are going up at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry and Art Institute starting in May.

The Shedd Aquarium penguins are in nesting season! The birds are building their nests as they prepare for new additions to the colony.

With temperatures on the rise, and spring break fast approaching, you may be looking for ideas to get out of the house, and some of Chicago’s most iconic...