ABOUT THE GRAVEFACE MUSEUM (CHICAGO)
The Graveface Museum in Chicago’s Bucktown/Wicker Park area is the second location, opening its doors in 2022. Much like the flagship, the museum offers an informative and immersive glimpse into the human condition through actual artifacts and decades’ worth of research on topics ranging from true crime, cults, sideshow history, alien contactees, the occult, women in deathcare, and the history of insane asylums. If you are interested in these topics and open to learning new things, you are guaranteed to walk away with knowledge and stories you won’t find anywhere else.
The Graveface Museum houses the largest collection/archive of John Wayne Gacy artwork and personal effects, a great deal of which is on display at this location in addition to the flagship. We have used this platform as a way to bring attention to the shortcomings of law enforcement in the Gacy case, as well as our own research on additional victims/unidentified victims. Our goal with this research is to answer unanswered questions and bring much-needed closure to those who still don’t have it.
This museum is a safe place for everyone/anyone who is curious to objectively learn about these events, people, and aspects of humanity that too often get glossed over, shrouded in misinformation, or sensationalization that often arises with these subjects.
Featured Exhibits
FAQs
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This is entirely up to you as a parent. We address some very heavy and mature subject matter within the museum including topics related to death, mental illness, murder, the occult, and death cults; we display artifacts and imagery in line with that focus. We’ve had guests of all ages through the museum and the goal is education, not to upset or scare anyone.
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Please leave book bags/totes/large purses at home. If you must travel with a large bag you can leave it at the counter while you explore the museum
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1829 N Milwaukee Ave in the Bucktown neighborhood. We’re right across the street from Uprise skate shop.
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Unused tickets may be refunded within 30 days of purchase; once a ticket is redeemed refunds may not be issued.
Unused tickets will not expire as long as they‘re used within 2 years from the purchase date.