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.
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum / Springfield, IL
American Writers Museum / Chicago, IL
Bix Beiderbecke Museum & Archives / Davenport, IA
Bloomington Bison / Bloomington, IL
Cantigny / Wheaton, IL
Cernan Earth and Space Center & Planetarium / River Grove, IL
Chicago Academy of Sciences Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum / Chicago
Chicago Botanic Garden / Glencoe, IL
Chicago Children's Museum / Chicago
Chicago History Museum / Chicago, IL
Chicago Maritime Museum / Chicago, IL
Chicago Symphonic Orchestra / Chicago, IL
Civil War Museum / Kenosha, WI
Dillon Home Museum / Sterling, IL
Dinosaur Discovery Museum / Kenosha, WI
Doudna Fine Arts Center / Charleston, IL
DuPage Children's Museum / Naperville, IL
DuPage Symphony Orchestra / Naperville, IL
Edwards Place / Springfield, IL
Elgin History Museum / Elgin, IL
Evanston History Center / Evanston, IL
Exploration Station / Bourbonnais, IL
First Floor Theater / Chicago, IL
Fox River Grove Memorial Public Library / Fox River Grove, IL
German American Heritage Center & Museum / Davenport, IA
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry / Chicago, IL
Illinois Holocaust Museum / Skokie, IL | Chicago, IL
Kankakee Valley Theatre Association / Kankakee, IL
Kenosha City Museum / Kenosha, WI
Kidzeum of Health and Science / Springfield, IL
Lincoln Douglas Debate Museum / Charleston, IL
Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site / Lerna, IL
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
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
Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building / Chicago, IL
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens / Rockford
Vermilion County Museum / Danville, IL
Volo Museum / Volo, IL
Western Illinois Museum / Macomb, 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.