It is summertime in Chicago and there are so many free things to do in Chicago in June 2011, including taking in one of our free museums! Are you visiting Chicago or jut a local looking for some free attractions or free museums? Why not check out one of the many free museums in Chicago in June 2011! There are a number of free admission days at the Chicago museums in June 2011 so make sure you mark your calendars for these terrific museums (click link at bottom for more info). Are there some we are missing? Leave a comment and we’ll add them!

The Adler Planetarium: – June 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

The Art Institute of Chicago – NEW CHANGE! June 1 & 8, all day (FREE admission every first and second Wednesday monthly from June 1- Dec 31)

Charnley-Persky House Museum – Free noon tours on June 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29

Chicago Children’s Museum – Every Thursday, 5 – 8 pm in June and First Sunday of each month for children 15 & under – (June 5)

Chicago History Museum – June 6, 13, 20 & 27

Clarke House Museum – CHICAGO’S OLDEST HOUSE – June 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29

DuSable Museum of African American Art – June 5, 12, 19 & 26

Field Museum June 6-10 (Summer Discount Days)

Glessner House Museum: – June 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29

Loyola University Museum of Art – June 7, 14, 21, & 28

Museum of Contemporary Art – June 7, 14, 21, & 28

Museum of Science and Industry June 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9

Museum of Surgical Science – Tuesdays in June

The National Museum of Mexican Art – Free Tuesdays to Sundays

Notebaert Nature Museum June 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30

Shedd Aquarium – June 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

Swedish American Museum – June 14