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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

Sojourner Truth Cause Button Museum
Set the Captives Free Cause Button Museum
Save Your Beauty Cause Button Museum
Robin Hood Was Right Cause Button Museum
Publish Women or Perish Cause Button Museum
Nuclear Weapons Freeze Cause Button Museum
No Grapes Symbol Cause Button Museum
Libraries for Fun and Information Cause Button Museum
If You Can't Trust Us Button Museum
Gay Pride Cause Button Museum
Fair Taxation or New Representation Cause Button Museum
Don't Let Your Lungs Go to Pot Cause Button Museum
Citizens for Grant Cause Button Museum
A Woman's Place is in Her Union Blue Cause Button Museum
Only Sex Beats Beck's Beer Button Museum
White Cat in Blue Bow Art Button Museum
Snowman Illustration Art Button Museum
Red Arrow and Dot Art Button Museum
Northwest Youth Outreach Chicago Button Museum
Love World Art Button Museum
Flapper Face Art Button Museum
Brown Black Yellow Orange Art Button Museum
Black and White Portrait Woman 6 Art Button Museum
Bipolar Bear Art Button Museum
Ask Me Red and White Ask Me Button Museum
Ask Me About the Nineteen-Wheeler Ask Me Button Museum
We're Not Giving In Advertising Button Museum
United Air Lines Advertising Button Museum
The Original Cheers Bar Advertising Button Museum
The Disney Channel Advertising Button Museum
TapRoot Advertising Button Museum
See Red and Get Mad Advertising Button Museum
Reddy Kilowatt Your Electric Servant Advertising Button Museum
Pan Am 66 Frankfurt Advertising Button Museum
Our Lunch Guarantee Advertising Button Museum
Jersey Monkey Advertising Button Museum
Here's Wear Advertising Button Museum
GE All Steamed Up Advertising Button Museum
Circus Circus Hotel Casino Advertising Button Museum
Benihana for the Fun of It Advertising Button Museum
Real Cool Chick Pink Ice Breakers Button Back
Down with Report Cards Yellow Ice Breakers Button Museum
Campus Life Grooves Ice Breakers Button Museum
I Love Me I Love Buttons Button Museum
I Love Davy I Love Buttons Button Museum
Keep Youthful with Milk Event Button Museum
Boy Meets Girl Girl 2534 Event Button Museum
Anniversary Sale Event Button Museum
Sixteen Pages of Comics Entertainment Button Museum
Saturday Daily News Dan Durin Entertainment 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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