Free: All time
Founded by Columbia College Chicago in 1976, the museum collaborates with artists, photographers, communities, and institutions locally, nationally, and internationally. As the leading photography museum in the Midwest, presenting projects and exhibitions and acquiring works that embrace a wide range of contemporary aesthetics and technologies, the museum offers students, educators, research specialists, and general audiences an intimate and comprehensive visual study center.
Address: Columbia College Chicago; 600 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening hours: Mon-Wed, Fri-Sat 10am – 5pm; Thu 10am – 8pm; Sun 12pm – 5pm
Direction: Subway Red Line to Harrison Station; Bus No. 1, 3, 4, 26, 28 to Michigan & Harrison stop
Phone: +1 (312) 663-5554
Website: www.mocp.org
Photo credit: Museum of Contemporary Photography