Check Out This Glenview Museum For Free On Museum Day 2022

GLENVIEW, IL — From the space program to maritime artifacts to local history, gather your family and friends this weekend to learn something with free admission at The Grove National Historic Landmark and several others near Glenview.

Smithsonian Magazine’s 18th annual Museum Day will take place Sept. 17 at select museums in Glenview and in other cities across the country.

This year’s theme, “Experience America,” celebrates “the return to, and resurgence of, our country's diverse cultural experiences,” following closures due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a news release.

The following museums in and near Glenview are participating in this year’s Museum Day:

• The Grove National Historic Landmark, 1421 Milwaukee Ave., Glenview
  Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  Find out more here.
• Skokie Heritage Museum, 8031 Floral Ave., Skokie
  Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  Find out more here.

The purpose of Museum Day, according to a release, is to promote equal access to the wide array of museums in the United States, especially among children and underrepresented communities.

Museum-goers can head to the Museum Day website to download their ticket. Each ticket grants the ticket holder and one guest free, timed access to any participating museum. One ticket is permitted per email address; each ticket admits two people to a venue on Saturday.

See the full list of participating museums at SmithsonianMag.com.