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Visit MGPL and Check Out a Museum!

Use the smartest card--your MGPL card--to receive free admission or special discounts to participating local cultural destinations like the Brookfield Zoo and The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn!

Let the adventure begin! Use your MGPL card to receive a Museum Adventure pass, presented by Macy's, and open a world of discovery for your family at these locations:

  • Air Classics Museum
  • Arlington Heights Museum
  • Bronzeville Children's Museum
  • Brookfield Zoo
  • Cantigny Park Museum
  • Chicago Botanic Gardens
  • Cuneo Museum and Gardens
  • Elgin History Museum
  • Elgin Public Museum
  • Graue Mill and Museum
  • Lake County Discovery Museum
  • Mitchell Museum of American Indian
  • Oriental Institute Museum
  • St. Charles Heritage Museum
  • The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn

Passes can only be issued in person so stop in the library and get yours today! No reservations can be made for passes, but feel free to call ahead to check if there are any available. For more information on this great program visit the Macy's Museum Pass website or call the Reference Services desk at (847)-929-5101 and we will be happy to help you start exploring!

*Please note: passes to Chicago museums such as the Art Institute or the Shedd Aquarium are only available to Chicago Public Library card holders. 

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