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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

Davy Crockett Indian Scout Club Button Museum
Davy Crockett Indian FIghter Club Button Museum
TTP Cause Button Museum
Health to All Cause Button Museum
Clean-Up Week Cause Button Museum
Jesus Art Button Museum
We're For Good Teeth Schools Button Museum
Wallace LeMay Political Button Museum
Wallace for President '68 Political Button Museum
Dole 96 Elephant Political Button Museum
Clinton Gore 96 Political Button Museum
Clinton 96 Donkey Political Button Museum
Carter for All of US Political Button Museum
C5H4N4O3 on AuH2O Political Button Museum
Bush 2000 Political Button Museum
Asian Americans for Bush Quayle Political Button Museum
Prince Purple Rain Music Button Museum
INXS Kick Music Button Museum
Peter Frampton I Can't Stand it No More Music Button Museum
Frankie Goes To Hollywood Music Button Museum
Duran Duran Music Button Museum
Devo on Saturday Night Live Music Button Museum
Wausau Winter Frolic Event Button Museum
May Day '81 Event Button Museum
I Was at the 1980 National Democratic Convention Event Button Museum
I Made it to the Top Event Button Museum
Hello! Republicans 1932 Event Button Museum
Cole Bros Circus Clyde Beatty Event Button Museum
Laugh-In Judy Carne Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
Laugh-In Joanne Worley Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
Laugh-In Henry Gibson Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
Laugh-In Dick Martin Blue Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
Laugh-In Dan Rowan Entertainment Busy Beaver Button Museum
Unite the Beatles Cause Button Museum
Equal Rights for Public Employees Cause Button Museum
Dad's Rootbeer Safety First Advertising Busy Beaver Button Museum
Nourse Oil Company Advertising Busy Beaver Button Museum
Always On Top Advertising Busy Beaver Button Museum
Republican Political Button Museum
Re-Elect Bush Quayle in '92 Political Button Museum
Re-Elect Bush Quayle Political Button Museum
No Bush in '92 Political Button Museum
Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin in '72 Political Button Museum
McGovern for President Portrait Political Button Museum
Kennedy '80 Four Leaf Clover Political Button Museum
Goldwater You Know He's Right Political Button Museum
Goldwater in Your Heart Political Button Museum
Goldwater in '64 Portrait Political Button Museum
Goldwater for President Stars Political Button Museum
Go Teddy Go! 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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