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Member Swap Weekend

Chicago Museum Member Swap
  • Multiple locations

  • Free

Explore Chicago’s incredible collection of museums with the Chicago Museum Member Swap!

From January 29 to February 1, present your membership card from any participating museum and enjoy reciprocal benefits at all eleven museums.

Members from participating institutions can access a free guided tour of the National Public Housing Museum’s Historic Apartments.

In addition to their regular benefits, members of the National Public Housing Museum also get free admission and other reciprocal benefits at participating museums throughout Chicago.

Not a member yet? Now is a great time to join the National Public Housing Museum’s engaged community at the intersection of arts, culture, and public policy. Become a member today!


Participating Museums

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Plan your visit

To claim your Chicago Museum Member Swap benefits, present your membership card at check-in or book your tour in advance using the discount code provided by your home museum. Offer is good January 29–February 1, 2026 for active card-holding members, plus one guest, and children under 16 from the same household.


Upcoming events

People walk around an inflatable architectural structure on a campus lawn

Floating Museum: for Mecca

Join us to explore histories of demolition and displacement through a series of site-specific activations inside and around Floating Museum’s inflatable monument for Mecca.

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Groundwaves Generations hosted by MURS

An all-ages afternoon of hip-hop, community building, and collaboration, hosted by rap icon and innovator MURS

Digital flyer for Haymarket Books event 250 Years of Resistance Brian Jones and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor in Conversation

250 Years of Resistance: Brian Jones and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor in Conversation

Hosted by Haymarket Books, a conversation about the inspiring history and extraordinary capacity of ordinary people to resist and organize for a better world.