DuSable Museum of African American History
No there is not a mob museum in Chicago
Chicago Children's Museum was created in 1982.
Museum Campus Chicago was created in 1998.
The web address of the West Chicago City Museum is: www.westchicago.org/museum
In the book, the museum is: New York's American Museum of Natural History In the movie, they use the name and location of a fictional museum: The Chicago Museum of Natural History The actual location used for filming was: The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago; but it was also mixed with various stage sets to create the overall look of the fictional museum.
The web address of the Chicago Childrens Museum is: www.chichildrensmuseum.org
Chicago Postcard Museum was created in 2007-11.
Chicago History Museum was created in 1856-04.
Chicago Museum of Science The Museum of Science and Industry
The exhibitions at the Chicago History Museum are constantly changing. Currently the Chicago History Museum is featuring: Inspiring Beauty, 50 years of Ebony; Shalom Chicago, Vivian Maier's Chicago, and Lincoln's Chicago.
The web address of the Chicago Children'S Museum is: http://www.chicagochildrensmuseum.org