Public Events -- Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Events, ISM Springfield
Brownbag Lectures: The End of Time: Maya, Aztec, and Pueblo Views of the "End of the World"
ISM Research & Collections Center Wednesday, February 01, 2012, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Dr. Jonathan Reyman, Curator of Anthropology, Illinois State Museum Find out more ...
Paul Mickey Science Series: Known by me to be a freeman of colour": Telling the Jameson Jenkins Story at Lincoln Home National Historic Site
ISM Research & Collections Center Wednesday, February 08, 2012, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Presented by Timothy Townsend, Historian, Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Abraham Lincoln’s neighbor and Underground Railroad conductor Jameson Jenkins lived one block south of Lincoln’s home. Find out more ...
Brownbag Lectures: "Stone Age Stories — Why Fiction?"
ISM Research & Collections Center Wednesday, February 08, 2012, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Dr. Lynn Fisher, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Chair, Sociology/Anthropology Dept. University of Illinois at Springfield and Adjunct Research Associate, ISM
As a fan of prehistoric fiction, Dr. Find out more ...
Super Saturdays at the Museum: Get the Beat! African American Musicians
Illinois State Museum, Springfield Saturday, February 11, 2012, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Families will learn about Illinois musicians and make their own beat with percussion instruments. Find out more ...
Brownbag Lectures: At Home in the Illinois Country: Recent Archaeology at French Colonial Sites in Southern Illinois
ISM Research & Collections Center Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Robert Mazrim, Illinois State Archaeological Survey, Adjunct Research Associate, ISM
Robert Mazrim will discuss the findings made during several seasons of research-based archaeology in the French Colonial District of Illinois. Find out more ...
Fernando Jones to Present History of the Blues
Illinois State Museum, Springfield Sunday, February 19, 2012, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free and open to the public
The Illinois State Museum, in collaboration with the Illinois Central Blues Club, will again present the “History of the Blues” February 19, 2012 from 2:00pm – 4:00pm. Fernando Jones, a self taught blues musician from the age of four, will present the history of the blues genre in narration and musically with his group, My Band. Find out more ...
Brownbag Lectures: A Historical Review of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Illinois State Museum, Part 3: Celtic Reign
ISM Research & Collections Center Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Dr. Jeffrey Saunders, Illinois State Museum Curator and Chair of Geology
Celtic Reign is the third and final in the speaker’s “Historical Review Series.” It presents the story of the Museum’s Quaternary Studies Center (the QSC, now morphed within the Landscape History Program). Find out more ...
Celebrate Cultural Diversity
Illinois State Museum, Springfield Saturday, February 25, 2012, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Family Event
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Free and Open to the Public
Join us for a celebration of Illinois' cultural diversity. Find out more ...
Super Saturdays at the Museum: Happy Birthday Play Museum!
Illinois State Museum, Springfield Saturday, March 10, 2012, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
The MaryAnn MacLean Play Museum is turning 1! Find out more ...
Jr. Collector's Day
Illinois State Museum, Springfield Saturday, March 10, 2012, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free and Open to the Public
Explore the collections of area children and teens. Collections include rocks and minerals, coins, toys, and more. Find out more ...
Paul Mickey Science Series: The Dampier Site: A Mysterious Mississippian Center Uncovered on the Missouri River Floodplain in Chesterfield, Missouri
ISM Research & Collections Center Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Presented by Joe Harl, Archaeological Research Center of St. Louis, Inc.
The Dampier Site was uncovered five to six feet below the surface during borrowing activities for levee improvements on the Missouri River floodplain in Chesterfield, Missouri. Similar to the use of this valley today by various stores and restaurants, nearly 1,000 years ago people established a large market at the Dampier Site. Find out more ...
Children's Overnight Camp-in: Art After Dark
Illinois State Museum, Springfield Friday, March 16, 2012 - Saturday, March 17, 2012, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
7:00 pm Friday, March 16 to 8:00 am Saturday, March 17
Ages 8-11
Fee:
Museum Society Members: $30 per child & $24 for each additional child from the same household (30% off)
Nonmembers: $45 per child & $39 for each additional child from the same household
Spend the night at the Illinois State Museum for a fun night of art. Find out more ...
Romanza Frank Lloyd Wright Documentary Viewing
Illinois State Museum, Springfield Sunday, March 25, 2012, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Film producer and director Michael Miner will present two viewings of his film Romanza which features all twenty-five California buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Find out more ...
Fee: Free.
Romanza Frank Lloyd Wright Documentary Viewing
Illinois State Museum, Springfield Sunday, March 25, 2012, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Film producer and director Michael Miner will present two viewings of his film Romanza which features all twenty-five California buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Find out more ...
Fee: Free.
Super Saturdays at the Museum: Crazy for Collage
Illinois State Museum, Springfield Saturday, April 14, 2012, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Super Saturdays offer free, thematic activities each month. Find out more ...
Bob Steffan Summer Film Fest: Life Cycle of the Honey Bee
Illinois State Museum, Springfield Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Learn about how bees grow and produce honey in this Reading Rainbow film. Find out more ...
Bob Steffan Summer Film Fest: Life Cycle of the Honey Bee
Illinois State Museum, Springfield Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Learn about how bees grow and produce honey in this Reading Rainbow film. Find out more ...
Bob Steffan Summer Film Fest: Growing Up Wild: Fish Fiesta
Illinois State Museum, Springfield Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Learn about sharks, moray eels, octopus, and clown fish in this film all about creatures that live in the sea. Find out more ...
Bob Steffan Summer Film Fest: Growing Up Wild: Fish Fiesta
Illinois State Museum, Springfield Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Learn about sharks, moray eels, octopus, and clown fish in this film all about creatures that live in the sea. Find out more ...
Bob Steffan Summer Film Fest: The Magic School Bus: The Busasaurus
Illinois State Museum, Springfield Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Mrs. Frizzle's class begins a fieldtrip at a dinosaur dig and ends by traveling back 67 million years to see the creatures in person. Find out more ...
Bob Steffan Summer Film Fest: The Magic School Bus: The Busasaurus
Illinois State Museum, Springfield Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Mrs. Frizzle's class begins a fieldtrip at a dinosaur dig and ends by traveling back 67 million years to see the creatures in person. Find out more ...
Please note that event dates are subject to change. To confirm dates, please call the appropriate site.
