Current Exhibits
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- 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.
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- The River Valley Gallery
- The River Valley Gallery explores the character of the Illinois River and traces the interaction between the river and the people who lived along it from the end of the Ice Age to the present day. Find out more ...
- People of the Valley
- People of the Valley portrays a sequence of cultures -- from Ice-Age hunters to the tribal groups that left Illinois in the 19th century -- through artifacts, murals, photographs, and exciting hands-on exhibits. Find out more ...
- Reflections on Three Worlds
- Reflections on Three Worlds reveals the world of Mississippian people whose 800-year-old sites surround the museum today. The exhibits depict the complex life and culture of these people, trace in detail the evidence of archaeology, and lead to a spectacular multimedia event that takes one through a kaleidoscope of sights, sounds, symbols, music and voices of the three worlds of Mississippian belief.rn Find out more ...
- Eveland Village
- The Museum Grounds - 230 acres that include a scenic picnic area and playground, and the Eveland Village, where the excavated remains of three early Indian buildings are preserved for viewing. Find out more ...
- American Bald Eagle Exhibit -- December 01, 2008 to April 01, 2009
- The American Bald Eagle, an exhibit featuring stunning photographs of these magnificent birds by Jim Miller, will be on view at Dickson Mounds through April 1, 2009. The exhibit consists of 20 large format color images, 10 panels describing the life cycle, habits, and ecology of Bald Eagles created by Dickson Mounds Museum exhibit preparator Kelvin Sampson and illustrated with Miller’s images. In addition, three eagle mounts from the Illinois State Museum ornithology collection are highlighted. Find out more ...
Currently on exhibit at the ISM Dickson Mounds Museum from December 01, 2008 to April 01, 2009 Please note that exhibit dates are subject to change.
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- The Grammar of Landscape: Photographic Visions of Illinois -- October 21, 2008 to March 27, 2009
The Grammar of Landscape looks at wetlands, prairies, forest, plains, agriculture, the lake, the city, and industry. In a healthy environment these "units" function symbiotically to create a viable ecobiotic system in much the same way that parts of speech combine to create effective language for communication. Find out more ...
Currently on exhibit at the ISM Lockport Gallery from October 21, 2008 to March 27, 2009 Please note that exhibit dates are subject to change.
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- Art Meets Architecture -- November 10, 2008 to January 30, 2009
- This show will feature the architectural paintings of Perry Paglia and the pottery of Randy Carlson. Reception November 29th 1-3pm. Public Cordially Invited.
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Currently on exhibit at the Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center from November 10, 2008 to January 30, 2009 Please note that exhibit dates are subject to change.
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- Selections from the Ted Halkin Gift -- November 02, 2008 to April 26, 2009
- In 2001 at the age of seventy-six, artist Theodore Halkin generously donated to the Illinois State Museum seventy-five of the most important works from his long and distinguished career. Find out more ...
Currently on exhibit at the Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center from November 02, 2008 to April 26, 2009 Please note that exhibit dates are subject to change.
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- The Leaf and the Page -- August 25, 2008 to January 16, 2009
Eleven Illinois artists explore plants as conduits between humanity and the natural world. This exhibit 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 ...
Currently on exhibit at the ISM Chicago Gallery from August 25, 2008 to January 16, 2009 Please note that exhibit dates are subject to change.
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ISM Chicago Gallery...
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