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Welcome!

Thank you for visiting the online Button Museum. Our mission is to share as much American history as possible through pin-back buttons. One may think that buttons are a very niche collection but they cover a wide range of cultural history. From large world events to the most obscure, buttons capture a people’s view of history that is expressed through design and messaging. 

The Museum has a main collection that continues to grow. With over 9,000 buttons (a fraction of our collection) completely catalogued, we even made it to the Guiness Book of World Records!

You can also browse our Special Exhibits section, which are images of buttons from other collections.

You are welcome to visit the physical museum M-F 10-4. For groups of more than 6, please contact us. 

We hope you visit, get inspired, feel nostalgic, and learn a thing or two about American history. 

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Recent additions

Great River Days Event Button Museum
Gray Whale Migration Event Button Museum
Granite City Convention 1926 Event Button Museum
Goods of Evanston Event Button Museum
Give Ma a Bell Event Button Museum
Garden of the Gods Event Button Museum
Fisherman Bonspiel Event Button Museum
First Night Springfield Event Button Museum
Festival of the Whales Event Button Museum
Feel the Need to Feed Event Button Museum
Exhibition II Et Tu Event Button Museum
European Architectural Heritage Year Event Button Museum
Eighty-Fifth Annual Session Event Button Museum
Eagles First Annual Dance Event Button Museum
Durham Centennial Event Button Museum
Drums on the Chipewa Event Button Museum
Crazy 8s Ninth Anniversary Weekend Event Button Museum
Convention Aurora Event Button Museum
Conservation Day Coon Valley Event Button Museum
Coldwater Canyon Chili Cookoff Event Button Museum
Centre Ottawa Carleton Centre  Event Button Museum
Canada's Fitweek Feet Event Button Museum
Canada's Fitweek Event Button Museum
American Cancer Society Bike-a-thon Event Button Museum
Best Wishes for Your Birthday Event Button Museum
Be Naughty Save Santa a Trip Event Button Museum
Battle Ground Centennial Event Button Museum
B.A.C. Coffee Day Event Button Museum
April 24 SMC Event Button Museum
Alabama Jubilee 1986 Event Button Museum
Airport Days Event Button Museum
Abril Siempre Abril Event Button Museum
1982 World's Fair Knoxville Event Button Museum
1916 Session Grand Lodge Club Button Museum
60 Years of Human Service Club Button Museum
37th Annual Meeting R.O.J. Event Button Museum
20th Anniversary Woodstock Illinois Event Button Museum
Walked 25 Miles With Spirit Club Button Museum
Okoboji Institute 1940 Club Button Museum
March on Washington for Lesbian & Gay Rights Club Button Museum
Jerry Lewis Skate-a-thon Participant Club Button Museum
I Was There President Obama's Inauguration Club Button Museum
Foreign Missions Conference 1965 Club Button Museum
Brookfield Zoo Parent 1993 Club Button Museum
Brookfield Zoo 82 Smileys Button Museum
Battle Ground Rose Float Booster 1960 Club Button Museum
Battle Ground Rose Float Booster 1959 Club Button Museum
American Retail Coal Association Exhibitor Club Button Museum
44th Ward Fair Volunteer Club Button Museum
Chicago Button Museum Chicago Button Museum

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The Button Museum
3407 W. Armitage Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647

The physical museum is open. For groups of more than 6, please contact us. Looking forward to seeing you!

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