Art Institute announces free admission for Chicagoans under 17

Tuesday, December 27, 2016
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Art Institute of Chicago has announced free admission for Chicago teenagers.

The director of public affairs said they realized that just one-tenth of teenage visitors last year came from Chicago, not including school trips.
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To grow that number, the museum is now letting any Chicagoans who are 17 or younger in for free.

Admission is already free for anyone under the age of 14.
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