Forty-two Chicago area museums have come together for the Chicago Kids(tm) sixth annual “Museum Madness” summer program. Families are encouraged to visit participating museums during the summer months, and every visit means a chance to win great prizes, including roundtrip airline tickets from Orbitz, a night at the Ritz Carlton, museum memberships and more.

Participating museums include: Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, American Indian Center of Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, Bronzeville Children’s Museum, Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago Children’s Museum, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago History Museum, Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn, Chinese-American Museum of Chicago, Clarke House Museum, Des Plaines History Center, Downers Grove Park District Museum, DuPage Children’s Museum, DuSable Museum of African American History, Elgin Public Museum, Elmhurst Art Museum, Field Museum of Natural History, First Division Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, Frank Lloyd Wright Fredric C. Robie House, Glessner House Museum, Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center, International Museum of Surgical Science, John G. Shedd Aquarium, Kohl Children’s Museum, Lake County Discovery Museum, McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum, Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of Science & Industry, Naper Settlement, National Museum of Mexican Art, Notebaert Nature Museum, Oriental Institute Museum, Polish Museum of America, SciTech Hands On Museum, Skokie Heritage Museum, Smart Museum of Art, Wheaton History Center, Wonder Works Museum.

Families can get involved by visiting www.ChicagoKids.com for details. The program runs from June 15 to August 31, 2007, with a drawing for prizes being held September 15.