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 ...
- 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 ...
- The Mary Ann MacLean Play Museum
- “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” George Bernard Shaw Find out more ...
- On & Of Paper: Selections from the Illinois State Museum Collection -- January 01, 2012 to April 29, 2012
On & Of Paper: Selections from the Illinois State Museum Collection offers visitors a variety of prints, photographs, drawings and multi-media constructions which all utilize the same material: paper. They vary by subject, purpose, artist and process, and span approximately 200 years. Find out more ...
Currently on exhibit at the Illinois State Museum, Springfield from January 01, 2012 to April 29, 2012 Please note that exhibit dates are subject to change.
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- Luminous Ground: Artists With Histories -- Opening May 20, 2012
- The exhibit Luminous Ground: Artists With Histories, cited in the top ten shows of the year by both New City and Time-Out Chicago, explores outstanding work by older Illinois artists. Find out more ...
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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 ...
- From Humble Beginnings: Lincoln's Illinois 1830-1861 -- January 01, 2011 to September 30, 2012
- To commemorate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth the Illinois State Museum presents a captivating perspective of the Illinois Lincoln called home through objects and stories of the people who lived here. Find out more ...
Currently on exhibit at the ISM Dickson Mounds Museum from January 01, 2011 to September 30, 2012 Please note that exhibit dates are subject to change.
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- Illinois River Bison Discovery -- July 20, 2011 to September 30, 2012
- The partial skeleton of a bison found along the banks of the Illinois River is featured in a display about recent excavations at a bison kill site located south of Peoria, Illinois. Find out more ...
Currently on exhibit at the ISM Dickson Mounds Museum from July 20, 2011 to September 30, 2012 Please note that exhibit dates are subject to change.
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- The Gift of Spider Woman: Weaving of the Americas -- August 20, 2011 to September 30, 2012
Most of the world’s cultures create objects through the weaving together of fibers, and most have weaving traditions that go back thousands of years. Find out more ...
Currently on exhibit at the ISM Dickson Mounds Museum from August 20, 2011 to September 30, 2012 Please note that exhibit dates are subject to change.
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- Luminous Ground -- January 01, 2012 to April 13, 2012
Luminous Ground: Artists With Histories offers a kaleidoscopic panorama of the work of eleven diverse Illinois artists who share three important similarities: 1) the creation of life-long bodies of work of the highest caliber; 2) the influencing of multiple artists across generations, not only by their art but through teaching and community involvement; 3) commitments of fifty to sixty years or more to the exploration of creativity. Their art and lives have come together in a luminescence that defines their essence. Find out more ...
Currently on exhibit at the ISM Lockport Gallery from January 01, 2012 to April 13, 2012 Please note that exhibit dates are subject to change.
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- Creative Visions -- September 04, 2011 to March 15, 2012
Artisans Member Gallery Exhibition — September 4, 2011 - March 15, 2012
The Southern Illinois Art & Artisan Center will present the work of several Illinois Artisan Program members representing work from multiple art media. Find out more ...
Currently on exhibit at the Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center from September 04, 2011 to March 15, 2012 Please note that exhibit dates are subject to change.
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- From Humble Beginnings: Lincoln's Illinois, 1830-1861 -- January 01, 2012 to May 06, 2012
To commemorate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth the Illinois State Museum Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center presents a captivating perspective of the Illinois Lincoln called home through objects and stories of the people who lived here. Find out more ...
Currently on exhibit at the Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center from January 01, 2012 to May 06, 2012 Please note that exhibit dates are subject to change.
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- A Palette of Fiber Design -- Opening March 30, 2012
Artisans Member Gallery Exhibition — March 30, 2012 - July 8, 2012
This Members Gallery Exhibit will feature an array of original and contemporary quilts plus an assortment of unique wearable art by Illinois Program Artists.
Please join us for a reception on Saturday, April 28, 1:00-4:00 pm.
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- Gate to a World of Color -- Opening July 15, 2012
Artisans Member Gallery Exhibition — July 15, 2012 - October 15, 2012
Nine Illinois artisans will surround you with vivid color and textures in this Members Gallery Exhibit. Find out more ...
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- When Nature Talks -- Opening October 20, 2012
Artisans Member Gallery Exhibition — October 20, 2012 - March 10, 2013
Using nature as a guide, six Illinois artisans will bring the outside world inside. Find out more ...
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- Figurism: Narrative and Fantastic Figurative Art from the Illinois State Museum Collection -- January 30, 2012 to May 25, 2012
‘Figurism’ brings together historical and contemporary body-based art that emphasizes the power and range of the uses of the figure in Midwestern art. Doug Stapleton, Assistant Curator of the Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery, brings together the work of over fifty artists, including Marcena Barton; Samuel Himmelfarb, Carl Hoeckner; Linda Kramer; Kerig Pope; Barbara Rossi, and Eleanor Spiess-Ferris. Find out more ...
Currently on exhibit at the ISM Chicago Gallery from January 30, 2012 to May 25, 2012 Please note that exhibit dates are subject to change.
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