Brownbag Lectures: Last Stand of the Tallgrass Prairie
ISM Research & Collections Center Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Dr. Hong Qian, Illinois State Museum Associate Curator of Botany, will show the DVD "Last Stand of the Tallgrass Prairie." Find out more ...
Slow Food Springfield Film Festival
Illinois State Museum, Springfield Saturday, January 24, 2009, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free and open to the public
Slow Food Springfield, the University of Illinois Extension, and the Illinois State Museum are presenting the Food Film Festival on January 24, 2009 at the Illinois State Museum located at Spring and Edwards Streets in Springfield. Find out more ...
ISM Research & Collections Center Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Erika Holst, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library, Papers of Abraham Lincoln
In this presentation Erika will share letters from some of the more interesting people who wrote to Lincoln. Find out more ...
Paul Mickey Science Series: The McWorter Legacy: Five Faces of Freedom
Illinois State Museum, Springfield Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Presented by Dr. Abdul Alkalimat (Gerald McWorter), Department of African American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
A fifth-generation descendent of Free Frank McWorter, the founder of New Philadelphia, the speaker will discuss New Philadelphia, Free Frank, and Illinois during the time of Abraham Lincoln. Find out more ...
Mr. Lincoln's Science Fair
Illinois State Museum, Springfield Saturday, February 14, 2009, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free Family Event
Two great men were born on February 12, 1809. Join the Illinois State Museum in a day of exciting science exploration to celebrate the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln. Find out more ...
Super Saturdays in A Place for Discovery: Happy Birthdays!
Illinois State Museum, Springfield Saturday, February 14, 2009, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Did you know Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were born on February 12, 1809 but grew up an entire ocean apart? Come visit A Place for Discovery and celebrate their birthdays—sign a giant birthday card, learn about different styles of birthday parties from the 1800s, and more. Find out more ...
Blues in the Community
Illinois State Museum, Springfield Sunday, February 22, 2009, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
To commemorate Black History Month, the Illinois Central Blues Club is partnering with the Illinois State Museum to offer a "Blues in the Community" program, Sunday, February 22nd, 2009, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Find out more ...
Please note that event dates are subject to change. To confirm dates, please call the appropriate site.
Future Events, ISM Chicago Gallery
Gallery Talk by Andrew Young: "Framed Fossils"
ISM Chicago Gallery Friday, January 16, 2009, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Science Chicago Partners Event
Chicago artist, naturalist/biologist and collector of the past, Andrew Young will discuss and display how fossilized plants serve as the inspiration for his artwork. Find out more ...
Fee: Free.
Art Sprees: Valentines Art Spree
Illinois Artisans Shop Thursday, February 05, 2009 - Friday, February 06, 2009, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Twelve juried artisans display and sell a range of handmade gifts in the James R. Find out more ...
Art Sprees: Spring Art Spree
Illinois Artisans Shop Thursday, March 19, 2009 - Friday, March 20, 2009, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Twelve juried artisans display and sell fine craft that celebrates the coming of spring in the James R. Find out more ...
Gallery Talk by AnnMarie Cernoch
ISM Chicago Gallery Tuesday, April 07, 2009, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Science Chicago Partners Event
AnnMarie Cernoch, University of Illinois, Chicago, Electronic Visualization Lab, will discuss her current project creating a spatial circuit through user input from contact sensors extended in space and attached to surfaces it occupies. Find out more ...
Art Sprees: Fresh Ideas Art Spree
Illinois Artisans Shop Thursday, April 16, 2009 - Friday, April 17, 2009, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Twelve recently juried artists display and sell their work in the James R. Thompson Center Atrium.
Please note that event dates are subject to change. To confirm dates, please call the appropriate site.
Future Events, Dickson Mounds
Hickory Ridge Coffeehouse: Blues and Old Time Country Music
ISM Dickson Mounds Museum Saturday, January 17, 2009, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Beat the winter chills at the Hickory Ridge Concert Series Saturday, January 17, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. Find out more ...
Archaeology Lecture
ISM Dickson Mounds Museum Tuesday, February 03, 2009, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The Illinois Valley Archaeological Society (IVAS) will meet Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Find out more ...
Fee: Free.
9th Annual Eagle Days Festival Art Competition
ISM Dickson Mounds Museum Saturday, February 07, 2009 - Monday, February 09, 2009, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The 9th Annual Eagle Days Festival Art Competition sponsored by the Mason County Arts Council, Fulton County Arts Council, Dickson Mounds Museum, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Havana Public Library, Emiquon Audubon Society, and The Nature Conservancy is now open to all students in Grades 1-12 in Mason and Fulton Counties. Find out more ...
Please note that event dates are subject to change. To confirm dates, please call the appropriate site.
Future Events, ISM Lockport
Sunday Series: Exhibition Walk Through with Judith Lloyd Klauba
ISM Lockport Gallery Sunday, February 01, 2009, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
On Sunday, February 1, 2009, visitors to the Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery will be treated to an informative guided tour of the exhibition The Grammar of Landscape: Eleven Photographic Visions of Illinois. The tour begins at 2:00 PM and will be given by the exhibition’s curator Judith Lloyd Klauba, Associate Curator for Fine Arts, ISM Chicago Gallery. This tour offers a unique opportunity to experience the exhibition via the curator’s perspective. Find out more ...
Fee: Free.
Please note that event dates are subject to change. To confirm dates, please call the appropriate site.
