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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

Events In Open Air Cause Button Museum
Get Off Dead Center Ramparts Magazine Cause Button Museum
Keeping Up With the Joneses Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
Meet Felix at the Plaza Theatre Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
Enter Mike and Ike Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
Just Sweet Sixteen Ice Breakers Button Museum
I'm Wise to You Social Lubricators Button Museum
Woman in Hat Art Button Museum
Copper Rambler Art Button Museum
Bug Art Button Museum
Jimmy Carter for President in '76 Political Button Museum
Sir Mix-A-Lot Music Button Museum
KYYX Rock of the '80s Innovative Button Museum
Puerto Rico Event Button Museum
Bill Murray Quick Change Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
Hippy Sippy Advertising Busy Beaver Button Museum
Chicago 1901 Chicago Button Museum
Peanut Emperor Political Button Museum
Two Stiff to Look Pleasant Innovative Button Museum
The Carters Come to Washington Event Button Museum
Clinton Massachusetts Welcomes Jimmy Event Button Museum
A Team to be Proud of Political Button Museum
Michael Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
Anchorage 1953 Fur Rendezvous Beavers Button Museum
Question Mark Art Button Museum
Pink White and Grey on Black Art Button Museum
Pigeon Art Button Museum
Orange Art Button Museum
Kangaroos Art Button Museum
Herb Gardner Big Phonies Art Button Museum
Girl and Dog Art Button Museum
Flapper Face on Clover Art Button Museum
Bronze Turkeys Art Button Museum
Body on Red Art Button Museum
Blue Over Red Lines Vote Art Button Museum
Blue and White Cube Art Button Museum
Black and White Portrait of Woman and Man Art Button Museum
Airplane Art Button Museum
1980 Bird Art Button Museum
1920s Flapper Art Button Museum
Pink and White with Green Line Art Button Museum
Painted Stripes and Lines Art Button Museum
Painted and Embossed Rectangles Art Button Museum
Schweber Electronics Geodesic Domes Advertising Busy Beaver Button Museum
Mr Greedy Art Button Museum
Loom Art Button Museum
Lips Art Button Museum
Leopard Art Button Museum
Keep Your Engine Clean Art 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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