Springfield
Illinois
Illinois State Museum
Mission Statement
The Illinois State Museum promotes discovery, lifelong learning, and stewardship of the natural and cultural heritage of Illinois. The Museum integrates its original research and diverse collections to advance knowledge and create thought-provoking exhibitions and educational programs and resources. These offerings engage people of all ages in their own discovery and lifelong learning about the natural and cultural heritage of Illinois and its place within the world. The Museum promotes stewardship of this heritage to improve quality of life and ensure a sustainable future.
Recent News
Illinois State Museum Celebrates with Gen-X Prom
Rewind to the 1980s and ’90s, enjoying music, food and drinks SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Museum (ISM) will celebrate the opening of its Growing Up X exhibition with a Gen-X Prom on Friday, March 10 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at…
Read More »Artifact Identification Day #eturns to Dickson Mounds
Museum visitors encouraged to bring their curiosities and questions LEWISTOWN — The Illinois State Museum announces the return of its annual Artifact Identification Day on Sunday, March 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at its Dickson Mounds branch…
Read More »Interrupted Journey Exhibition Opens at Dickson Mounds Museum
Nora Moore Lloyd's photographic journal of bird rescue and relationship is now on view Lewistown — The Illinois State Museum features Nora Moore Lloyd's ongoing work with bird rescue and release in the Chicago area with the opening of its…
Read More »Illinois State Museum Returning to Pre-Pandemic Hours
Springfield and Lewistown locations now open seven days a week SPRINGFIELD – After nearly three years of reduced operating hours due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Illinois State Museum (ISM) is announcing that, effective from Feb 1st, its…
Read More »Growing Up X Exhibition Opens at the Illinois State Museum
Attention finally paid to long-overlooked Generation X SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Museum (ISM) shines a spotlight on Generation X with the opening of its new exhibition, Growing Up X, on Saturday at its downtown location. The…
Read More »IDNR Joins Illinois, Nation in Mourning the Death of Illinois State Museum Director Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois State Museum are remembering Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko, who died Saturday after more than three years as director of the museum. Catlin-Legutko, 50, was nationally…
Read More »Illinois State Museum to host Native American Sovereignty Series
First panel discussion, “The Legacies of Removal,” is Jan. 19 SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Museum (ISM) will host four virtual panel discussions as part of its “Understanding Native American Sovereignty Series”…
Read More »Illinois State Museum Selects Heather Miller as New Director of Tribal Relations
Springfield — The Illinois State Museum (ISM) has hired Heather Miller as its director of tribal relations, a new leadership position at the ISM, an Illinois Department of Natural Resources division. As the director of tribal relations,…
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