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Current Exhibits - ISM Springfield
- Changes: Dynamic Illinois Environments
- Did you know that Illinois was once located south of the Equator? Or that Illinois was once a tropical sea teeming with marine life? Ever wonder what life was like in Illinois millions of years ago? Changes: Dynamic Illinois Environments allows visitors to travel into the past to see how Illinois has changed and how it continues to change today. Find out more ...
- At Home in the Heartland
- Listen to the stories of real people who lived in Illinois. Immerse yourself in the dramatic changes in household life over the past 300 years. Find out more ...
- Peoples of the Past
- Life-sized dioramas and finely crafted artifacts bring to life Illinois' rich Native American heritage. Find out more ...
- Anthropology Exhibit
- These case exhibits focus on archaeological and ethnographic topics and artifacts such as Native American pottery, basketry, weavings, weapons, and tools. Find out more ...
- A Place For Discovery
Touch, explore, listen, and create in this hands-on children's gallery. Children of all ages can investigate and discover the mysteries of art and nature. A Place for Discovery, has a new schedule. Find out more ...
- The Morton D. Barker Paperweight Collection
- Over the course of twenty years, Morton D. Barker (1888-1967) of Springfield, Illinois, amassed a large and prestigious collection of paperweights, most of which were created in post-Napoleonic era France. Find out more ...
- Play Museum Coming Soon! Opening in 2010!
- The Illinois State Museum has exciting plans to replace our popular hands-on children’s gallery and create a new Play Museum. “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” George Bernard Shaw Find out more ...
- All of Us Are Related, Each of Us is Unique -- August 15, 2008 to February 01, 2009
- This exhibition, based on genetics research and scientific evidence on human migrations and adaptations, show how erroneous conventional wisdom has been with respect to the deeply ingrained concept of discrete "races." This English-language version of the exhibition was translated and produced by Syracuse University. Find out more ...
Currently on exhibit at the Illinois State Museum, Springfield from August 15, 2008 to February 01, 2009 Please note that exhibit dates are subject to change.
To confirm dates, please call the appropriate site.
- From Humble Beginnings: Lincoln's Illinois, 1830-1861 -- Opening February 06, 2009
In honor of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, the Illinois State Museum will present an interdisciplinary exhibition entitled From Humble Beginnings: Lincoln's Illinois 1830-1861, which will explore the Illinois that Lincoln knew through the eyes of the people who lived here. Find out more ...
Please note that exhibit dates are subject to change.
To confirm dates, please call the appropriate site.
- The Leaf and the Page -- Opening March 01, 2009
- Eleven Illinois artists explore plants as conduits between humanity and the natural world. This exhibition considers the connection between the historic canon of botanical images, the plant as specimen, and contemporary practices that imbue the subject with emotive and narrative qualities. Find out more ...
Please note that exhibit dates are subject to change.
To confirm dates, please call the appropriate site.
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