Illinois State Museum Archives

Illinois State Museum plans Growing Up X exhibition

— January 6, 2022

The Illinois State Museum announces plans to give Generation X its moment in the sun with the debut of a new exhibition, “Growing Up X”, scheduled to open in October 2022…

Illinois State Museum looks to expand Route 66 collection
— December 31, 2021

The Illinois State Museum (ISM) announces its Route 66 collecting initiative focused on expanding the Museum’s holdings of related historic objects in preparation for an exhibition…
Museum shares stories online of Illinois women who made history
— April 5, 2021

The Illinois State Museum announced the launch of its “In Her Footsteps Series” running monthly through June. Each program in the series will occur online on the fourth…
State museum collecting COVID-19 stories to archive pandemic in real time
— April 23, 2020

An online initiative has been launched by the Illinois State Museum for Illinois residents to share artifacts, narratives, art and remembrances related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
Woodford County news briefs
— September 11, 2019

BLOOMINGTON Illinois Volunteer Regiment Band concert at mansion The David Davis Mansion State Historic Site is proud to present a concert by the 33rd Illinois Volunteer Regiment Band…

Museum exhibition showcases work of Calumet City fiber Artist
— May 28, 2021

A new exhibition, “Ancestral Threads: The Fiber Art of Sherise Wright”, opened Friday, May 28 at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield. The exhibition celebrates the…
Illinois State Museum to host Social Justice in Museums series
— October 12, 2020

The Illinois State Museum (ISM) will host four virtual-panel discussions as part of its “Social Justice in Museums Series” during October and November. The series…
Tazewell County news briefs
— September 11, 2019

EAST PEORIA EPFD selling breast cancer awareness T-Shirts To show support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the East Peoria Fire Department sells breast cancer awareness…