Adler Planetarium, 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive. View Full Caption Flickr/Chris Smith

CHICAGO — Institutions from Adler Planetarium to the Museum of Contemporary Art will host a free day Saturday in honor of "Museum Day Live!"

The event Saturday, Sept. 26 is in the spirit of the Smithsonian, the big museum system in Washington that has free admission. The free day will precede an inaugural "Museum Week" led by local attractions.

Visit the event's website to download a ticket necessary for free entry Saturday. Tickets are good for two people, but are limited to one per household.

Here's a full list of Chicago museums participating:

• Adler Planetarium, 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive.

• Glessner House Museum, 1800 S. Prairie Ave.

• Clarke House Museum, 1827 S. Indiana Ave.

• Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave.

• Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St.

• National Hellenic Museum, 333 S. Halsted St.

• Gallery 400, 400 S. Peoria St.

• Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, 756 N. Milwaukee Ave.

• DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Place.

• Loyola University Museum of Art, 820 N. Michigan Ave.

• Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark St.

• Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, 2430 N. Cannon Drive.

• Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, 6500 S. Pulaski Road.

• Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave.

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