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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

Ms. For Mo Political Button Museum
Me For Mo Political Button Museum
McGovern '72 Peace and Ecology Political Button Museum
Iowa Wants Kennedy Political Button Museum
Go Democrats Political Button Museum
General MacArthur Political Button Museum
Society Sucks Ice Breakers Button Museum
I Thumbs Down New York Ice Breakers Button Museum
Happy Day Ice Breakers Button Museum
Go Go Twins Sports Button Museum
I've Been to the Belli Button Self Referential Button Museum
Unbutton Blue and White Self Referential Button Museum
I've Got a Pair of Queens Humorous Button Museum
Labor Day 1920  Event Button Museum
Hood's Brigade Bryan Centennial Event Button Museum
Hit the Trail Event Button Museum
American Revolution Bicentennial Event Button Museum
Max Fleisher's Talkatoons Ko-Ko Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
Peoples the Great Gamble Club Button Museum
Huntington Civillian Defense  Club Button Museum
Hall County Whisker Club Club Button Museum
Work for Peace Cause Button Museum
Vote No on School Amendment Cause Button Museum
Fight Infantile Paralysis Cause Button Museum
Bowl of Rice Party Cause Button Museum
Be One Cause Button Museum
White Unicorn Art Button Museum
Congo State Art Button Museum
Bearded Character Art Button Museum
Yes We Can Advertising Button Museum
Davy Crockett Sunbeam Bread Advertising Button Museum
Gimme Jimmy Political Button Museum
Keep 'em Fed Cause Button Museum
I've Enlisted Cause Button Museum
I Had a Chest X-Ray Club Button Museum
Fist Cause Button Museum
Wow Yellow Heart Art Button Museum
Love Purple and Pink Art Button Museum
Red and Blue Smile Guy Ice Breakers Button Museum
Eat All You Wish Ice Breakers Button Museum
Be a Good Guy Ice Breakers Button Museum
The Grin Will Win Political Button Museum
Republicans are Irrelephant Political Button Museum
Ian Scott Liberal Political Button Museum
I Love Reagan I Love Buttons Button Museum
Harold Washington Photograph Political Button Museum
For a Better Future Political Button Museum
Elephant with Stars and Stripes Political Button Museum
Elect to Supreme Court Freeman Political Button Museum
Educators for Obama Political 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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