Chicago History Museum

Chicago History Museum is the museum of the Chicago Historical Society. The CHS was founded in 1856 to study and interpret 's history. The museum and library have been located in since the 1930s at 1601 North Clark Street at the intersection of North Avenue in the neighborhood, where the museum has been expanded several times.
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  • Museum
  • …lies at an elevation of 597 feet (182 metres)
  • …was formerly known as “Chicago Historical Society”
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • …has 3 floors
  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday–Saturday: 9:45 AM–4:30 PM
    Sunday: closed
  • Description: museum in Chicago, United States
  • Address: 1601 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614
  • Also known as
    “Chicago Historical Museum”
    “Chicago History Museum Research Center”

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Chicago History Museum

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Latitude
41.91199° or 41° 54′ 43″ north
Longitude
-87.63152° or 87° 37′ 54″ west
Open location code
86HJW969+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23987046
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
4887447
Wiki­data ID
Q2963315

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Chicago History Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف تاريخ شيكاغو”
  • Arabic: “متحف شيكاغو للتاريخ”
  • Chinese: “芝加哥历史博物馆”
  • Chinese: “芝加哥歷史博物館”
  • Dutch: “Chicago History Museum”
  • French: “Chicago History Museum”
  • French: “musée d’histoire de Chicago”
  • French: “Musée d’Histoire de Chicago”
  • German: “Chicago History Museum”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון ההיסטוריה של שיקגו”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Sejarah Chicago”
  • Japanese: “シカゴ歴史博物館”
  • Persian: “موزه تاریخ شیکاگو”
  • Persian: “موزهٔ تاریخ شیکاگو”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Historia de Chicago”

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