American Writers Museum Parking

For a one-of-a-kind Chicago museum experience downtown, visit the American Writers Museum

As one of the most unique Chicago museums downtown, our mission is to celebrate the enduring influence of American writers on our history, identity, culture, and daily lives.

American writing is distinctive, diverse, and comes in many forms from across the nations. As the only museum devoted to American writers and their works, AWM connects visitors with their favorite authors and writings from more than five centuries, while inspiring the discovery of new works of every type – poetry, lyrics, speeches, drama, fiction, nonfiction, journalism, and more.

Welcome to the American Writers Museum in Chicago, our museum hours and admission and accessibility information follows.

The American Writers Museum is reopening Friday, May 14 with a new special exhibit on Ray Bradbury. Special exhibits included with museum admission.

To celebrate our reopening & our 4th anniversary, all admission tickets sold through May 31 are $4 off (that’s only $10 or less for the entire Museum!) Buy Tickets

Hours of Operation

May 14-17, 2021 from 10am to 5pm

After May 17, 2021

Thursday – Monday from 10am to 5pm