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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

Ogilvie Hat Political Button Museum
Obama Shepard Fairey Political Button Museum
Debs Seidel Socialist Candidates 1912 Political Button Museum
Devo I Can't Get No Music Button Museum
1933 Century of Progress Chicago Event Button Museum
Chautauqua Bird and Tree Club Club Button Museum
British War Relief Association  Club Button Museum
Stay in the Streets Cause Button Museum
Save the Big Black Bees Cause Button Museum
Panther Power  Cause Button Museum
Pals for Polio Cause Button Museum
Outlaw Guns Cause Button Museum
Movement on Trial Oakland Seven Cause Button Museum
Stamp Out Report Cards Large
When You Call Me That Smile Large Ice Breakers Button Museum
We are a Democratic Family Political Button Museum
I Support Black Power Cause Button Museum
How Many More Cause Button Museum
Ecology American Flag Cause Button Museum
Curbs Pollution Cause Button Museum
Cleaver for President PFP Political Button Museum
Cleaver for President Political Button Museum
Black Panther Party Malcolm X Cause Button Museum
Thomas Cooper Cyclist Art Button Museum
November 1896 Art Button Museum
Lora Wise Art Button Museum
Liberty Bell Art Button Museum
It's Colossal Art Button Museum
General Casimir Pulaski Art Button Museum
William Holden a Paramount Star Advertising Busy Beaver Button Museum
Reddy Kilowatt The Mighty Atom Dark Blue Advertising Button Museum
Puffie Wuffies Advertising Button Museum
Make Your Feet Glad Advertising Button Museum
Charlie McCarthy Effanbee Advertising Button Museum
Stuyvesant High School G.O. 1966 Club Button Museum
War Chest Volunteer Club Button Museum
Wonderland Chautauqua Club Club Button Museum
Bennigan's Halloween 1984 Event Button Museum
Cermak Road Houby Festival Event Button Museum
I Saw Bats Event Button Museum
Jerry Lewis Telethon with phone Event Button Museum
My Kind of Zoo Lincoln Park Zoo Event Button Museum
Saint Paul Winter Carnival 1952 Event Button Museum
New York Loves Women I Love Button Museum
I Love Bozo I Love Button Museum
Rock Against Racism Chicago Event Button Museum
Shary Flenniken National Lampoon Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
S. Harris National Lampoon Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
S. Gross National Lampoon Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
Two Men National Lampoon Entertainment Busy Beaver 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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