This list of museums in Illinois contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.
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Museums
Defunct museums
- American Police Center & Museum, Chicago
- Illinois Museum of Natural History, campus of Illinois State University, Old Main building, from 1857-1877.
- Max Nordeen's Wheels Museum, Woodhull,
- Museum of Holography, Chicago
- Terra Museum, Chicago, closed on October 31, 2004
- Under the Prairie Frontier Archaeological Museum, Athens, operated by the Sangamo Archaeological Center, closed August 1, 2008, museum website
- Walter Payton Museum, Aurora, part of a restaurant complex that closed in 2010
See also
- Arboreta in Illinois (category)
- Aquaria in Illinois (category)
- Botanical gardens in Illinois (category)
- Historic landmarks in Illinois
- Houses in Illinois (category)
- Forts in Illinois (category)
- Museums list
- Nature Centers in Illinois
- Observatories in Illinois (category)
- Registered Historic Places in Illinois
References
- Illinois Association of Museums
- Historic Homes of Illinois
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